College of Letters & Science
Incoming L&S Honors students gathered on Bascom Hill for a group photo. On the morning of Tuesday, September 5, over 400 incoming L&S Honors students gathered for an academic orientation with Honors Faculty Director Jenny Saffran, and other Honors Program staff. Students received advice that can help them in their first semester and beyond, including …
From linguistic attitudes in educational settings to botulinum neurotoxin production in meat systems, the research conducted by Senior Honors Thesis writers is vast. The 2023 Senior Honors Thesis Symposium, held in Memorial Union on Friday, April 14, brought together more than 40 writers to showcase the undergraduate research they’d conducted, many of whom had received …
Jen Selinsky wrote, “The promise of spring’s arrival is enough to get anyone through the bitter winter!” This certainly rings true for many on the UW campus. To help embrace the new season, a group of seven L&S Honors students joined the Allen Centennial Garden staff on Wednesday, April 26, in a host of projects …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Speech & Debate team has secured its first national championship in decades. Among the championship team of six UW students are four L&S Honors students, including Zachary Heintz (Honors in the Major), William Darbyshire (Comprehensive Honors), MK Denton (Comprehensive Honors), and Ethan Park (Honors in the Liberal Arts). Please join the …
Check out our overview of Fall 2023 Automatic Honors Courses (Honors Only and Accelerated Honors). The Automatic Honors Courses 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 an Honors Only course, you must enroll in a/the section designated …
On the evening of Tuesday, February 28, the L&S Honors Program co-sponsored an interdisciplinary panel titled, “The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: The Impact on College Campuses.“ The event brought together six UW faculty and staff experts, each from a different field of expertise, to share their thoughts on the growth and expansion of Artificial Intelligence …
The L&S Honors Program mourns the loss of one of its own, former Faculty Director Chuck Snowdon. Professor Snowdon was the faculty director of the L&S Honors Program for five years beginning in 2007. He taught and mentored many, many students in our program over the course of his long career at UW–Madison, and provided …
On the evening of Wednesday, October 26, the L&S Honors Program welcomed faculty members from various academic fields to discuss research, and in particular, how research experiences may differ across disciplines. This special Wednesday @ Washburn event was fittingly called “Research Across Disciplines.” Throughout the panel event, students were given a crash course on how …
On the evening of Wednesday, October 12, the L&S Honors Program co-sponsored an interdisciplinary panel titled, “First Thoughts on the First Amendment.” The event brought together five UW faculty and staff experts, each from a different field of expertise, to share their thoughts on the evolution of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, and …
On the afternoon of Friday, October 21, a host of L&S Honors students made their way out into the greater Madison community to lend a hand to those in need through a partnership event with Goodman Community Center. At the Center, students worked with other volunteers to sort through various donations and stock shelves in …