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'Transformed where my life trajectory is going': Scholarships provide years of support

By Allison Hurley | December 8

Programs like the Blue Sky Scholars, Carolina Covenant and Morehead-Cain help students expand their education.

Equity questions surround Morehead-Cain scholarship nomination process

By Regan Butler | November 18

With the announcement of the second Morehead-Cain Sophomore Selection Scholars, questions have been raised about the equity of the application process. ...

'A testament to the work you've done': Morehead-Cain announces second sophomore class

By Tulsi Asokan | November 8

Fifteen students were selected for the Morehead-Cain Scholarship in its Sophomore Selection process.

Students express frustration, scholarships taxed as income

By Maria Sullivan | April 17

UNC Media Relations said in an email statement that it is generally the student's responsibility to navigate their scholarship's taxes and to speak with ...

Morehead-Cain Foundation welcomes its sophomore class of 2026

By Akash Bhowmik | November 15

In a historic first, the Morehead-Cain Foundation extended their scholarship application this fall to current UNC sophomores. The selected sophomores ...

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Editorial: Was Morehead-Cain's expansion to sophomores only for those in the know?

By Editorial Board | October 15

"Limiting information to a certain group of students, whether intentional or not, begs the question: Is there a select applicant pool that the Morehead-Cain ...

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Morehead-Cain scholarship will accept sophomores, opens application

By Celia Funderburk | September 19

This year, the Morehead-Cain Foundation announced that it is doing something unprecedented: accepting current sophomores as scholarship recipients.

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UNC alumnus Ed Perkins directs HBO documentary — 'The Princess'

By Adele Morris | August 25

Since graduating from UNC in 2009, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and Morehead-Cain alumnus Ed Perkins has crafted an extensive resume. Perkins’ latest release ...

Column: (Re)introducing the Lesshead-Plain Scholarship

By Hannah Kaufman | August 21

"The Lesshead-Plain Foundation was formed in 1944, one year before the Morehead-Cain. Lenny Lesshead I and Liam Plain created their foundation with five ...

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UNC alumnus Justin Hadad wins Rhodes scholarship, will study economics at Oxford

By Lia Salvatierra | November 28

Justin Hadad will pursue a Master of Philosophy in economics at the University of Oxford, where he hopes to continue studying market design. He is the ...

UNC sophomore Greear Webb appointed to governor's committee on youth justice

By Hayley Rosewall | December 13

The committee, called the Juvenile Justice Planning Committee, was established on Sept. 25 to advise the Governor's Crime Commission and administer ...

Chuck Lovelace to leave Morehead-Cain Foundation after 35 years

By Casey Quam | September 30

The executive director of the Morehead-Cain Foundation, Chuck Lovelace, is leaving his position at the end of the academic year. Here's how Lovelace feels ...

Morehead-Cain Foundation gets $10 million to sustain larger class

By Julie Kim | September 29

The UNC Morehead-Cain Foundation has received an anonymous $10 million pledge from a former scholar and hopes the contribution will be matched by other ...

BOG Committee Meetings Kellie Hunt Blue, Pearl Burris-Floyd, R. Doyle Parrish

UNC alumni and former leaders call for reform in system governance

By Praveena Somasundaram | March 3

A petition surfaced that demanded reform to the way the UNC system is governed, especially in the wake of several administrative departures.

UNC goes to Washington: Graduates reflect on their paths to politics

By Becca Heilman | April 12

Politicians like N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper and U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C., were involved in a variety of campus extracurriculars during their undergraduate ...

Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC Student Body President, laughs in a photo.

Carolina community recognizes the ten year anniversary of Eve Carson's death

By Claire Willmschen | March 4

Monday marks the ten year anniversary of the death of Eve Carson, a former UNC student body president and Morehead-Cain scholar. Eve's legacy is still ...

The University Day procession, including Chancellor Carol Folt and Student Body President Bradley Opere, makes its way from South Building to Memorial Hall.

Chancellor Folt announces new fundraising matching campaign

By Leah Moore | October 12

At the University Day ceremony Tuesday, Chancellor Carol Folt announced a campaign called Give For Good that aims to raise $20 million for scholarships ...

UNC 2015 graduate Sasha Seymore played varsity basketball for Carolina his senior year. Now he plays basketball for the Queen’s University Belfast in Ireland. (Courtesy of Sasha Seymore)

Luck of the Irish: Sasha Seymore starts a new path

By Piper Anderson | February 24

Sasha Seymore traversed the basketball court at UNC and is now traversing the world.

Larry Han, a senior (pictured), and UNC alumni Max Meunik are recipients of the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship, allowing them to pursue a one-year Masters at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Han works on global public health and infectious diseases, and plans to continue looking at how health policy affects hospital systems in China.

Senior and recent graduate will study in China as Schwarzman Scholars

By Aaron Redus | January 20

For Morehead-Cain Scholars Larry Han and Max Seunik, the opportunity to complete a master’s program in China will serve as a springboard for global ...

Morehead foundation will get petition today

By Cole del Charco | November 30

About two weeks ago, Kristen Gardner and other Morehead-Cain students and alumni started a petition to allow undocumented students to receive the scholarship. ...