Oct 25, 2018
If you’ve been following along with us, you’ve noted that there are a few things different about the upcoming Emerging Issues Forum ReCONNECT to Community. For the first time,…
May 24, 2018
Hi, I’m Alexis Landrum, a Marian Drane Graham Scholar interning at the Institute of Emerging Issues in the communications department. The Marian Drane scholar program intends to place accomplished students…
May 14, 2018
Growing up to scientist parents taught Maggie Woods two very important things—not to fear bugs and to always be curious. Now, the California native puts her curiosity to work every…
Apr 23, 2018
Eager to hear the youth perspective on bridging North Carolina’s rural-urban divide, the Institute for Emerging Issues bridged a “Wolfpack-Tar Heel” divide this semester as we worked with a group of…
Apr 22, 2018
“Being appointed to a place known only as, ‘Two miles from somewhere,’ is daunting, like being anointed as the only one in town who can pray away the haunting.” The…
Apr 10, 2018
For Lisa Hayworth, working at a community college drove home the importance of early childhood development, and if that connection seems a bit far removed—it shouldn’t. Educators at all levels…
For Alicia James, public policy is about understanding people’s stories, which is why the former undergrad English major fits right in as she begins her next career chapter at the…
Mar 28, 2018
When a member of Pastor Cliff Wall’s church needed a liver transplant, the congregation didn’t just pray for him, they organized a charity supper and donated the proceeds to his…
Mar 27, 2018
What’s in a y’all? More than you might think, especially when it comes to linguistic diversity and the myriad ways we can judge others’ character based on their speech and…