College of Letters & Science
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. UW students get intentional about tackling taboo topics (Channel 3000)
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 meal and remarks from both Jim Lattis, the Co-founder and Director of UW Space Place, and the College of Letters …
Heartfelt congratulations to Honors in the Liberal Arts graduate Claire James on receiving the inaugural Wolff Fellowship!
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 first- and second-year undergraduates about the Russian invasion and its application to the lives of the students. The event began …
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 at 10:00 AM and spent the next two hours in the sunshine, cleaning up trash and other garbage that had …
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 how to get started, what the options are, or what to do next. Over 70 undergraduate students in the Honors …
The Deans Award of Excellence is a prestigious award which recognizes The Wisconsin Speech and Debate Society (WSDS) for its value on campus. This award is presented to a student organization that excels in three pillars: Wisconsin Experience, Discovery, and Innovation. The Wisconsin Experience revolves around the idea that together we create and apply learning inside and outside …
The Wisconsin Speech and Debate Society (WSDS) elected a new executive board on March 8, 2022. The ‘22 WSDS executive board will be composed of President Sophie LaRose, Treasurer Ria Dhingra, Secretary Marina Kerekes, and Corresponding Secretary Zach Dyar.
Check out our overview of Fall 2022 Automatic Honors Courses (April 21) (Honors Only and Accelerated Honors). [Updated April 21] 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 …
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 Foundation’s 2016 “5 Under 35” Award, led an exceptionally engaging conversation about topics covered throughout Transcendent Kingdom, and the practice of …