College of Letters & Science
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 Honors Student Organization for a discussion about Critical Race Theory. The discussion began at 6:00 PM and included an in-depth …
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 * Science Honors Program. Honors Faculty Director Jenny Saffran and Associate Directors Sara Stephenson and Matt Kohlstedt, along with a current …
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 staff would also like to thank Dr. Sabine Gross for her six years of leadership in the Honors Program! Dr. …
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 to date. Please join us in congratulating three graduating Honors Program seniors: Noah Mapes (B.A.’21, Art History with Honors in …
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 Program Faculty Director Sabine Gross as well as student speaker Max Herteen. You can also view pictures of Honors events …
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 recognized with individual awards! Each of these students have made meaningful contributions to the UW–Madison campus and community and are …
Successful Senior Honors Thesis Symposium held on April 17, 2021 This past Saturday, 24 Honors students came together virtually and live on-screen to present the results of their Senior Honors Thesis research. Many Honors students consider their Honors thesis the culminating intellectual endeavor of their time as Honors students at UW–Madison. A number of the …
The 2021 “Day of the Badger” on April 6-7 offered 1848 minutes of connecting with the UW–Madison and supporting current students. Honors alumni and friends rose to the challenge, helping to match and exceed a $2,000 gift to support Honors students. Gifts totaling $5,035 will support Honors students as they engage in research with faculty, …
Congratulations to University of Wisconsin–Madison Speech and Debate, who won their first ever Rambler on Saturday, February 27. The winning team of Ria Dhingra and Zach Heintz beat out 35 other teams in UW’s second time competing in the tournament. Ria Dhingra, the tournament’s top speaker, is a first-year student in the Honors Program and …
The Honors Student Organization (HSO) would like to thank all who came out to the cross-country skiing social event on Saturday, February 20th! They could not have asked for better weather following the cold snap. The event was co-sponsored by Hoofers Outing Club and the Honors Student Organization. The event, which took place on the …