College of Letters & 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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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!
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 …
Coach news: We are sad to say goodbye to A.J., who is moving to England after four years of coaching Wisconsin Speech and Debate, and thank him for all he has done for it. At the same time, we are excited to announce that in fall 2023, Austin Thoma will join Wisconsin Speech and Debate as our new …