Jan 31, 2019
RALEIGH—The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) is pleased to announce it has received a $886,000 grant from the Duke Endowment for IEI’s Rural Faith Communities in Action project. The grant…
Jan 23, 2019
Congratulations to our Service Year NC initiative on receiving The Service Year Alliance Continuing the Conversation Award. The Service Year Alliance Continuing the Conversation Award is a one-time award for…
Oct 26, 2018
Six months have passed since four North Carolina communities were chosen to participate in the 18-month KidsReadyNC initiative, which aids communities in strengthening local leadership capacity in their early…
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,…
Oct 12, 2018
Though one might say there are “born leaders,” most leaders are made through experience, dedication and developing one’s self to gain and foster values that can inspire and achieve great…
Oct 1, 2018
One of the most beautiful sights in this world was also one that embarrassed me greatly—my father’s hands. But they shouldn’t have. Roughened and cracked, my father’s hands stayed coated…
Jul 2, 2018
As the president of the Black Student Union (BSU) at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, I strive to ensure that all members of the BSU are civically engaged…
Jun 27, 2018
This summer, the Institute for Emerging Issues is hosting two summer interns, Alexis Landrum from the Marian Drane Scholars Program and Haley Boram from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Haley…
Jun 12, 2018
This weekend, I visited one of my favorite places, Clemmons State Forest, just outside Clayton. I grew up in Clayton, a booming little town just southeast of Raleigh that was…
Jun 1, 2018
Young adults are the future, so it makes sense that when you’re thinking about North Carolina’s future, you make sure to ask at least a couple of people under 30…
