College of Letters & Science
Check out our overview of Spring 2024 Automatic Honors Sections (updated November 3). Automatic Honors credits can come from Honors Only and Accelerated Honors sections. The Automatic Honors Course Sections document can help you identify courses of interest as you prepare to enroll for the upcoming term. Please note the following: To earn Honors credit from …
Congratulations to the L&S Honors Program students who presented their research in the Wisconsin Capitol as part of this spring's Research in the Rotunda!
Throughout the spring semester, UW welcomes many admitted students and their families virtually and in person through tours, information sessions, and day-long events. This past Friday and Saturday, L&S Honors Director Jenny Saffran, Associate Director Christine Evans, and Academic Advisor Pete Keys had the pleasure of talking to admitted students and parents who had ventured …
The Alumni Lounge in the Pyle Center was buzzing as around 150 first-year Honors Program students and over 20 faculty and staff members conversed during the Honors First-Year Dinner on September 28. Due to the COVID pandemic, this year was the first Honors First-Year Dinner since 2019. Attendees enjoyed a buffet meal while seated at …
The Fall 2022 semester began with a series of successful events to welcome new and returning Honors students to campus. On September 6, over 400 incoming L&S Honors students gathered for an academic orientation with L&S Dean Eric Wilcots, Honors Faculty Director Jenny Saffran, and other Honors Program staff. Students received advice that can help …
Are you interested in representing Honors students and helping shape decisions that impact the Honors Program? Would you like to gain direct experience with academic governance? Want to develop professional relationships with faculty from across L&S? The L&S Faculty Honors Committee (FHC) seeks two student members for the 2022-23 academic year and beyond. FHC is …
Megan Binkley is working with the Ho-Chunk Nation and other partners to map Ho-Chunk travel routes throughout time. Her doctoral project builds on research she began while earning Honors in the Major in anthropology.
Honors Program sophomore Yonah Davis has been bringing students together to talk about polarizing issues and engage with different perspectives through “It’s Just Coffee.” His project is funded by a Cyrena Pondrom Leadership Award. UW students get intentional about tackling taboo topics (Channel 3000)
Heartfelt congratulations to Honors in the Liberal Arts graduate Claire James on receiving the inaugural Wolff Fellowship!
On March 29, the L&S Honors Program co-hosted a new event: Demystifying Graduate School. This was an evening for first- and second-year undergraduate students who are exploring the possibility of graduate school and aren’t sure how to get started, what the options are, or what to do next. Over 70 undergraduate students in the Honors …