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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 …

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 …

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.

On Wednesday, May 4, Honors students and guests gathered in the library at Washburn Observatory for the final Wednesday @ Washburn event of the 2021-22 academic year. Those that attended were treated to a delicious …

On Monday, April 25, the L&S Honors Program co-sponsored an interdisciplinary panel titled, Understanding Ukraine. The event brought together eight faculty experts from various fields on the UW campus, with the aim of enlightening primarily …

On Saturday, April 23, the Honors Student Organization (HSO), led by HSO Service Chair Lucy Kuo, participated in a lakeshore cleanup along the Lake Mendota bike path. Honors students began by gathering at Washburn Observatory …

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 …

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 …