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…
May 29, 2018
Hallo! Mein name ist Alexis Landrum und ich habe für acht jahre Deutsch studiert. It’s understandable if that didn’t make sense, most people don’t speak German in America. However, I…
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…
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