College of Letters & Science
On April 11, 2025, the Honors Program hosted the 2025 Senior Honors Thesis Symposium—a hallmark event recognizing the culmination of years of research by undergraduate Honors scholars at UW–Madison. Held at Union South, the day-long symposium featured student presentations spanning disciplines from astrophysics to art history, spotlighting the intellectual curiosity and dedication that define Honors …
On October 8, 2024, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s College of Letters & Science Honors Program hosted its annual First-Year Dinner at the Alumni Lounge in the Pyle Center. The event attracted over 100 first-year students and nearly 40 faculty members from an array of academic disciplines. The evening commenced with a buffet dinner, offering …
Dan Kapust (Photo by Isabelle Delfosse) The L&S Honors staff is excited to welcome our new faculty director, Dr. Daniel Kapust, Judith Hicks Stiehm Chair in Political Theory. He assumes the role previously held by Dr. Jenny Saffran. While welcoming Dr. Kapust, the Honors staff would also like to thank Dr. Saffran for her three …
Panelists Dr. Kate Phelps, Dr. Christine Whelan, Dr. Marcy Carlson, Brennan Porter, and Dr. Chris Cascio discuss the implications of loneliness for college students. As the noon hour began on Wednesday, April 10, a host of L&S Honors and Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) students gathered in the main lounge of Chadbourne Residential Hall, grabbed slices …
Every year, the College of Letters & Science Dean recognizes staff excellence with several categories of Staff Awards. The recipients support outstanding teaching, research, and service across the college. The categories for the awards include University Staff Awards, Academic Staff Awards, and Advising Awards. This year, the L&S Honors Program is proud to announce that …
On Wednesday, April 10, the Honors Student Organization officially kicked off its first event of the Spring, the result of a months-long process of logistics, planning, and coordination to formulate its revival, beginning with the Wednesdays @ Washburn series. This event featured the professors of the honors-only course PATH-BIO 210 (HIV: Sex, Society, and Science), …
Bromley Conference Travel Grants are awarded based on a competitive application process to eligible L&S Honors students for presentation and/or attendance at regional, national, or international professional conferences. So far this academic year, four students have received the award. Below, you will find brief reflections shared by each Honors presenter after returning from the experience! …
Professor Jim Lattis and Dean Wilcots stood at the front of the Washburn Observatory library to address a crowd of more than thirty L&S Honors students. On the evening of Wednesday, October 17, 2023, the Honors Program was lucky enough to host Dean Eric Wilcots for the second Wednesday @ Washburn event of the 2023-24 …
Over 120 first-year Honors Program students converged on the Alumni Lounge in the Pyle Center to share a meal and converse with 25 faculty and staff members during the Honors First-Year Dinner on October 4. Attendees enjoyed a buffet meal while seated at tables with at least one faculty member and students representing a mixture …
First-year students (and beyond) can often find that interacting with the faculty at UW–Madison can be a daunting task. In an effort to make those interactions more approachable, Dr. Jenny Saffran, current Director of the L&S Honors Program, chatted with a host of students for the first Wednesday @ Washburn of the 2023-24 academic year. …