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November 17, 2025

Rotimi Kukoyi ’26 named Rhodes Scholar

By UNC Office of Distinguished Scholarships, posted on unc.edu on Monday, November 17, 2025. For the…

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November 04, 2025

Global fellow Güneş Tuğcu ’26 loves to learn and pay it forward

By Kristen Grant, University Communications and Marketing, posted via unc.edu on October 16, 2025.  As…

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October 24, 2025

Meet Morehead-Cain Global Fellow Rotdalmwa Dimka ’26

By Susan Hudson, University Communications and Marketing, posted via unc.edu on October 10, 2025. Global fellow…

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Catalyze features conversations with alumni, scholars, and friends as they share their Carolina experiences, career evolutions, individual leadership approaches, and all kinds of stories of transformation.

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Four students stand smiling in front of a marina of boats in the San Diego Harbour.
July 29, 2025

Increasing housing access in San Diego through Civic Collaboration

This summer, Morehead-Cain Scholars Julia Ballou ’27, Harini Alluri ’28, Sarah Archer ’28, and Raima…

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July 28, 2025

Innovating AI services for the aging in Asheville through Civic Collaboration

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, communities across Western North Carolina have faced immense immediate…

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Four college students pose together in Black Mountain, North Carolina, on a bridge overlooking a river.
July 28, 2025

Civic Collaboration team helps rebuild resilience in Black Mountain after Hurricane Helene

When Hurricane Helene tore through Black Mountain, North Carolina, in September 2024, it left behind…

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Who Do We Aspire To Be?

From catalyzing connections to optimism and empathy, Morehead-Cain aspirations are a lifelong commitment to superior effort, responsibility, and impact. Morehead-Cains learn from each other and are inspired to grow—from without and from within.

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Photo of Rotimi Kukoyi ’26
November 17, 2025

Rotimi Kukoyi ’26 named Rhodes Scholar

By UNC Office of Distinguished Scholarships, posted on unc.edu on Monday, November 17, 2025. For the…

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Photo of Güneş Tuğcu ’26
November 04, 2025

Global fellow Güneş Tuğcu ’26 loves to learn and pay it forward

By Kristen Grant, University Communications and Marketing, posted via unc.edu on October 16, 2025.  As…

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Photo of Rotdalmwa Dimka
October 24, 2025

Meet Morehead-Cain Global Fellow Rotdalmwa Dimka ’26

By Susan Hudson, University Communications and Marketing, posted via unc.edu on October 10, 2025. Global fellow…

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