UNC Alumna Nikole Hannah-Jones named 2017 MacArthur Fellow

Posted Oct 12, 2017
UNC School of Media and Journalism alumna, investigative reporter and former Park Fellow Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (M.A.) was named a 2017 MacArthur Fellow on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The fellowship is considered a $625,000 investment in a person’s originality, insight and potential, enabling recipients to exercise their creative instincts for the benefit of human society. (UNC.edu)

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