He is also the Josiah Meigs Professor of Legal Studies at the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business, and was previously senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.

He enrolled at Georgia State University in 1973 at the age of 16,[2] graduating Omicron Delta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977.

He is an author of several books and book chapters, including The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export controls to jury selection, and was editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal.

[3][4][5] Morehead was appointed interim executive director of the University of Georgia Office of Legal Affairs in 1998; in 1999, he became associate provost and director of the university's Honors Program including overseeing the creation of the Washington Semester Program, which has enabled more than 2,000 students to work as interns in the nation's capital.

[7] Following a waiting period required by state law, the board of regents confirmed him to his new position,[8] and he assumed office on July 1, 2013.