Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Carolina Senior Wins the Luce Scholarship

Cross-cultural communication and innovation are needed now to solve the world’s critical environmental problems.

So says Michael Mian, a Carolina senior whose dedication to helping people and the Earth live in harmony has earned him a 2011-2012 scholarship from the Henry Luce Foundation in New York City.

The Luce funds a year of living and learning in Asia for recent college graduates and young professionals who have had only limited exposure to the continent. With 31 Luce Scholars since the program began in 1974, Carolina leads the nation in its number of Luce recipients.

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