On Thursday, November 4, the L&S Honors Program hosted a special event with Yaa Gyasi, the author of Transcendent Kingdom. Gyasi, the author of highly acclaimed debut novel Homegoing and a recipient of the National Book …
Year: 2021
Wednesday @ Washburn Returns
For the first time since early 2020, the Honors Student Organization hosted an in-person Wednesday @ Washburn. Dr. Matthew Brown, a UW alum and member of the African Cultural Studies department at UW-Madison, joins the …
Spring 2022 Automatic Honors Courses
Check out our overview of Spring 2022 Automatic Honors Courses (Honors Only and Accelerated Honors). [Updated November 8] The Automatic Honors Courses document can help you identify courses of interest as you prepare to enroll …
Family Weekend 2021
Dear Honors Families and Students, The L&S Honors staff was happy to welcome Honors families on Friday, October 8 (virtually), and Saturday, October 9. The events included conversations and informational sessions with the Letters * …
Wisconsin Debaters Reach Tournament Semifinals
On September 18th and 19th, the Wisconsin Speech and Debate team members kicked off their debate season by competing at Carroll College’s “The Sir” teaching tournament. Sophie LaRose and Julia Wiessing reached the open semi-finals, …
L&S Honors Welcomes New Director
The L&S Honors staff is excited to welcome our new faculty director, Dr. Jenny Saffran (she/her), Professor of Psychology! She assumes the role previously held by Dr. Sabine Gross. While welcoming Dr. Saffran, the Honors …
Honors Students Recognized as 2021 Iwanter Prize Winners
The annual Iwanter Prize recognizes outstanding humanities-based scholarship of a broad and interdisciplinary nature. It was a competitive year for the Iwanter Prize with many compelling entries; the Center received the highest number of applications …
Spring 2021 L&S Honors Commencement
To celebrate Spring 2021 L&S Honors graduates, you can visit the L&S Honors Program’s dedicated Spring 2021 commencement webpage. On that page, you will find commencement remarks from L&S Dean Eric Wilcots and L&S Honors …
Honors Student Leaders Recognized at Bucky Awards
Earlier this spring, the 2021 Bucky Awards Ceremony recognized outstanding student leaders and student groups at UW. We congratulate all of the winners and are delighted to share that three L&S Honors Program students were …
Speech and Debate Member Lusayo Mwakatika Chosen as Commencement Speaker
Through these experiences, he’s gained plenty of wisdom to share in his commencement speech. And, as a national intercollegiate competitor for Wisconsin Speech and Debate, he has acquired the skill to share it well.