UNC Student Body President Lamar Richards named 2021 Presidential Fellow

Posted Oct 17, 2021
Lamar Richards, a UNC junior and student body president, has been selected as a 2021 Presidential Fellow. The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress sponsors highly qualified, academically gifted and service-oriented students from the top schools around the nation. This year approximately 55 scholars were chosen across the United States. (UNC.edu)

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