2nd-year Applications for Honors

February 5, 2025

2nd-year Applications for Honors

Honors Portfolio Celebration Winter 2018

Joining the UW’s Interdisciplinary Honors community can be even more rewarding as a 2nd-year admit. Learn about this opportunity and apply by April 10!


Welcome Alycia Gilbert to Honors!

The UW Honors Program is excited to announce that Alycia Gilbert is the new Curriculum & Academic Operations Manager! Alycia is also currently teaching an Honors course this winter titled,…


January 31, 2025

Izaiha Ellis Is So Real

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Alumnus Izaiha Ellis, ’20, was recently profiled by Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Here’s an excerpt: “When Ellis received the UW Honors Program application prompts, he felt a connection. ‘I’d never been…


January 29, 2025

Honors Huskies Organize with HOPE

In honor of the start of Black History Month, HOPE and BSU are welcoming Elmer Dixon, the Co-Founder of the Seattle Black Panther Party, to discuss the local and national…


January 22, 2025

From Paper to Podcast

Honors student, Diego Licea, turned to podcasts to fulfill one of his experiential learning requirements. With the help of Professor Joseph Janes, Diego turned his paper into a thirteen minute…


January 15, 2025

Students to Artists: Honors Book Showcase

On December 5th, students in Ileana Marin’s Honors class, “Artists’ Books: Reading with the Mind and Body,” held a show displaying their final projects from the Autumn quarter. These creative…


January 8, 2025

Alumni Designs Student Internship Guide 

Wintana Eyob is a UW Honors alumni who graduated with a B.S. in Informatics with Interdisciplinary Honors. With a passion for social impact, education, tech and business, Wintana has put…


December 16, 2024

Remembering David Bonderman

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The University of Washington Honors Program is saddened to share news of David Bonderman’s recent passing. Bonderman was a tremendous force of imagination and enthusiasm for the transformative power of…


December 12, 2024

Pursue ad hoc for study abroad in Winter 2026

Honors students, as you start planning your summer, consider the following Winter 2026 Global Challenges Impact Lab study abroad in Bengaluru, India. Program Directors Julian Marshall and Arushi Sharma have…


December 11, 2024

Anna Feit awarded a Fulbright to Brazil

Meet one of the thirteen UW students who received a Fulbright scholarship this year! Anna Emerson Feit, a student in the Interdisciplinary Honors program who majored in Global and Regional…


December 4, 2024

Aleenah Ansari, Honors Alumni & Storyteller

For this week’s community spotlight, we’re excited to feature Honors alumna Aleenah Ansari! Aleenah Ansari (she/her) is equal parts creative problem solver and journalist — rooted in the stories of…


November 21, 2024

What are we doing here?

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UW Honors event on “The Role of Public Research Universities” sparks hope and ideas for the future. We know what universities are, but what does it mean to attach these…


October 23, 2024

Carilyn Brandt’s “Inheritance”

Carilyn Brandt’s 2024 ad hoc project connects art with environmental and social well being.


September 30, 2024

Celebrate Honors Scholars

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As campus refills with our beloved students, we’re excited to announce winners of this year’s HONORS PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS—available to students only after they are active in the UW Honors community….


September 11, 2024

YA Novel on Climate Justice

So, the world is ending and you don’t know what to do. Wildfires are ravaging forests across the Pacific Northwest, summers are growing progressively hotter, and entire island countries are…


August 28, 2024

Are You an Honors Husky?

Stephanie Smallwood, Director of the UW Honors Program

An open letter from Honors Program Director, Stephanie Smallwood Dear aspiring college students, I am Stephanie Smallwood, director of the University of Washington Honors Program. I’m grateful and excited that…


August 22, 2024

Finding Joy Through Tragedy

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How Honors seminars helped me resurrect my totally dead social life By Devyn Gilbert Hello! I’m Devyn Gilbert—just entering my 2nd year at the University of Washington—and I love talking…


June 20, 2024

Ken Srinakarin in UAA News

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Departmental Honors (Psychology) Kavin “Ken” Srinakarin models interdisciplinary, collaborative, creative thinking across many areas of the University of Washington. Born and raised in Thailand, Ken Srinakarin was inspired to pursue…


June 17, 2024

From Honors Husky to UW Yenching Scholar

Wen Eckelberg, a double departmental Honors student who majors in American Ethnic Studies and English Creative Writing, has been selected as a UW Yenching Scholar. The Yenching Academy is a…


June 13, 2024

CHID Honors Thesis Turned Novel

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Tisbe Rinehart, a graduating senior who will receive her BA with Departmental Honors in CHID (comparative history of ideas), combined her love of the outdoors and experiences with wilderness therapy…


June 12, 2024

Congratulations Honors Huskies!

Congratulations to UW Honors graduates from dozens of majors! We are so proud of you and grateful to be part of your stories. We know you will stay in touch…


May 29, 2024

Students Protect Disability Rights at the U.N.

Presenting research on human rights practices to the United Nations (U.N.) may seem like a lofty “mid-career” goal, but a group of UW student researchers are rising to the occasion…


May 25, 2024

Dr. Carey Jackson Reflects on Rome

Nineteen undergraduate Honors students (and two Professors) went to the University of Washington Rome Center in the Winter 2024 Quarter to study migration, immigration law and the connections between the…


May 22, 2024

Ella Foskett’s Call to Action

Ella Foskett, a Law, Societies and Justice major, is a junior in the Honors Program and is using her voice to advocate for formerly incarcerated students. Please take the time…


May 15, 2024

Test Out Trivia, Win Honors Merch!

Do you pride yourself on your knowledge of random facts? Is guessing the answers on “Jeopardy!” your favorite past-time? Now is your chance to put the knowledge to the test! …


May 8, 2024

Civic Leaders in Honors

Politics and government are powerful forces affecting our lives and communities. Yet, far too many “political” issues feel impossible to resolve. This spring, Honors students are hearing directly from a…


May 5, 2024

Hiring for the Computing Specialist Position

The University Honors Program has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Computing Specialist. The Honors staff is a close and collaborative unit working to support our students and faculty. As…


May 1, 2024

25 Honors Students in 2024 Husky 100

Join the Honors Program in celebrating all of the Honors students selected for the Husky 100 award! Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students across all…


April 28, 2024

“Starman” Fraser Wins Teaching Award

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After receiving a record number of nominations, we are thrilled to announce that the 2023-2024 Honors Excellence in Teaching Award (HETA) goes to Dr. Oliver Fraser! This award is determined entirely…


April 25, 2024

Wellness Week Champ Aliyah Cleveland

Aliyah Cleveland, Honors Student and Public Health and Sociology major, is tackling student health concerns with her Tri-Campus Wellness Week April 30-May 4! Aliyah has combined her interests in healthcare…


April 24, 2024

Olivia Brandon Rides with Joy

Olivia Brandon, a ’23 graduate and an Honors alumni, holds a BS in Neuroscience & Public Health, yet she dedicates her spare time to the UW Equestrian team. How does…


April 19, 2024

Memorializing Professor Rick Freeman

Rick Freeman

By Carey Christie Last month we lost an important member of our community to Parkinson’s. Since his health began to decline during our recent pandemic, it’s unlikely that any current…


April 16, 2024

Lillian Williamson – Fulbright in Spain

Lillian Williamson, a ’23 Honors graduate from the University of Washington, is making the most of her B.A. in political science and environmental studies by teaching in Spain! She was…


April 11, 2024

Kavya Chatterjee Improves Health Outcomes

UW alumna Kavya Chatterjee has been making the most of her time since graduating with Honors last June. She majored in Medical Anthropology and Global Health with an English minor,…


April 4, 2024

Friends of Honors #HuskyGivingDay

Thank you for caring about our interdisciplinary community of learners, teachers, and doers at the University of Washington. We’re fundraising to support moments of connection. Connection between ideas, people, moments…


March 26, 2024

Abby Burtner named Churchill Scholar

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Congrats to Honors Husky Abby Burtner, ‘24, who has been awarded the prestigious Churchill Scholarship in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the field of biochemistry. As a Churchill Scholar,…


March 18, 2024

Students Care for Carers

In LaShawnDa Pittman’s winter seminar “Interrogating the Influence of ‘Western Civilization’ on Care” students sponsored a “self-care evening” for a group of South King County caregivers. Students set up stations…


February 16, 2024

Grandmothering While Black

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by Anika Neumeyer When American Ethnic Studies professor and researcher LaShawnDa Pittman isn’t teaching or leading a mindfulness meditation class for caregivers, she finds time to write books. Important, timely…


December 4, 2023

Amy Piedalue = Mega Honors Husky

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An open letter to the Honors Community, by Amy Piedalue December 1, 2023 Dear Honors Huskies, Maybe you don’t remember me or maybe we haven’t met. But I am a…


November 28, 2023

Weave “Ways of Knowing” into Your Basket

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Reflections on Global Challenges, by Anika Neumeyer Audience question: How do you navigate opposing epistemologies about truths in this world, such as scientific knowledge versus spiritual knowledge? i.e. how do…


November 20, 2023

Jayna Milan’s “Ravenna” Zine online/in suite

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The Honors staff was delighted to hear from alumna Jayna Milan (BA in Business Administration w/Interdisciplinary Honors, 2019). Jayna wrote to share her beautiful creative project, the “Ravenna” zine, which…


November 8, 2023

Interdisciplinary Poster Person: Samantha-Lynn Martinez

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Learn more about the deeply talented, kind, wise and adventurous Samantha-Lynn Martinez.


June 26, 2023

Rich History of the Central District

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by Carey Christie Devin Naar, Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington, led an immersive Interdisciplinary Honors seminar: “Seattle’s…


May 17, 2023

Honors’ Recent Teaching Awards

HETA 2023 Nadra and Steve

Each spring, UW Honors students nominate a teacher who has made a meaningful/memorable impact on them over the past year. After reviewing a record number of nominations, we are thrilled…


May 13, 2023

Healing poetry with Saki Mookherjee

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On May 4, 2023, Sati Mookherjee (‘93, English w/College Honors) guest lectured Dr. Arthur Ginsberg’s “Brain and the Healing Power of Poetry,” and read from her recent poetry collections: Eye (2022) and Ways…


May 11, 2023

Felicia Ishino brings history to life

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by Shannon Hong Felicia Ishino (she/her), Executive Director of Sankofa Impact, has begun her 1-year Curriculum and Community Innovation Honors Fellowship, an award that supports interdisciplinary course development and community…


April 27, 2023

25 Honors students named to the 2023 Husky 100

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Join us in celebrating all of the students selected for the annual Husky 100 award! Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students across the Bothell, Seattle…


April 17, 2023

Learning by doing (it all) with Phillip Meng

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In a story titled, “Recipe for Exploration,” Phillip Meng, a triple major in global and regional studies, finance and information systems, is featured in the University of Washington College of…


April 11, 2023

UW’s Goldwater Scholars pursuing Honors

The Honors Program congratulates all of UW’s five new Goldwater scholars. The most Goldwater Fellows selected from UW in the foundation’s history! This year’s UW Goldwater Scholars are Abigail Burtner,…


April 5, 2023

Way more than a marine biologist

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by Carey Christie Kids meet Samantha-Lynn Martinez, and so can you. One of the true joys of working at the UW is stumbling across amazing projects that highlight the talents…


March 23, 2023

Brianna Craft: All That Rises

The majority of Honors students have big feelings about climate justice, the climate crisis, climate change, global warming…whatever phrase one chooses, the sense of overwhelm can lead to a sort…


March 17, 2023

Portals to portfolios in Honors Suite

by Shannon Hong The Interdisciplinary Honors Portfolio is a web-based collection of artifacts and reflective annotations that students curate over the course of their undergraduate experience. On March 8 and…


March 13, 2023

Olivia Brandon zooms in and out

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Learn what makes Honors senior Olivia Brandon (neuroscience and public health double major) tick in this story, recently featured in UW Today.


March 8, 2023

Congratulations Olivia, Peyton and Anaëlle!

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Special congratulations to our recent Presidential Medal recipients: Olivia Brandon, Peyton Goodwin and Anaëlle Enders are the medalists for 2021–22, selected by a committee for their high GPAs, rigor of…


February 1, 2023

Honors in pictures: January 2023

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by Shannon Hong January marked a new year and a new quarter. It also marked an uptick in social opportunities and creative in-class engagements. Special thanks to the students and instructors…


December 12, 2022

Daniel Chen named Marshall Scholar

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Kudos to Honors Husky Daniel Chen (’22, microbiology and informatics with departmental honors in bioengineering), recently named one of 40 U.S. recipients (from more than 950 applicants) of the 2023…


December 9, 2022

LaShawnDa Pittman shows the love

by Shannon Hong LaShawnDa Pittman (she/her), UW Associate Professor of American Ethnic Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor of Sociology, addresses the coping experiences of socially marginalized women, including Black women raising a…


December 8, 2022

Global Challenges speaker, Dean Spade, named “Freedom Scholar”

Dean Spade, Professor of Law at Seattle University (he/him/his)

The Honors Program is excited to congratulate our colleague at SPU, Dean Spade, for his recent recognition by the Casey Foundation as a “Freedom Scholar.” Spade, a renowned local lawyer/educator/activist/media-maker,…


November 30, 2022

Natalie Stagnone making a beautiful impact

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We are so excited to see our beloved alumna, Natalie Stagnone, continuing to make change in the lives of her community in Thurston county. See what Natalie’s Departmental Honors project…


November 21, 2022

Watch/listen: “The Politics of Place and Care.”

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This was our first year featuring students as both moderator and Q&A coordinator for Honors’ signature public event. Our livestream of the event was recorded and is a great way…


October 24, 2022

Departmental Spotlight: Political Science

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Honors alumni, students and faculty recently spoke with the political science department’s news team about their participation in mentored learning experiences beyond the classroom, celebrating Rachel Cichowski as a winner…


October 19, 2022

Honors expands our team with student staff

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by Carey Christie The Honors Program is run by tiny team who operate a micro liberal arts college and foster interdisciplinary community in our giant, top-rated public research university. What…


October 13, 2022

Honors peer mentoring commences!

by Shannon Hong One year after its launch, the Honors Peer Mentoring Program (HPMP) has over 80 mentors and mentees in its Fall 2022 Cohort! At our Opening Ceremony on…


October 3, 2022

Experiential education in action!

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Field Studies Report: Oct. 3, 2022 – Aley Mills Willis We just wrapped up a successful second field excursion for our “Parks in Progress or Peril?” class: an exploration of…


September 13, 2022

Students show appreciation for Honors faculty

Marisol Berrios-Miranda

by Shannon Hong Where did modern humans come from? When do people cooperate, when are they selfish, and why? Given what our society knows about evolution and genetics, should we…


June 13, 2022

Vicky Lawson prepares for next adventure

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After more than three decades of service to the University of Washington, Vicky Lawson is retiring. Lawson, professor of geography and poverty researcher, has spent the past eight years directing…


A Tlingit Leader In The Making

Stephanie Masterman, a Departmental Honors student in American Indian Studies, is profiled in Perspectives, the UW College of Arts & Sciences magazine. Read more about her journey through college and…


May 25, 2022

Stephanie Smallwood will be next to lead Honors

Stephanie Smallwood named director of Honors Program

The Honors Program is excited to announce its next director, appointed by Dean and Vice Provost Ed Taylor. Learn more about Stephanie Smallwood and her commitment to interdisciplinary learning and…


April 29, 2022

Honors Huskies at Work

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Alumni and staff share stories of how experiences in the UW Honors community have shaped their work and continue to inform their ideas about what is possible. Click here for…


April 5, 2022

Six Decades of Honors Huskies Stories

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This year we are celebrating six full decades of intentional community building, innovative thinking and global citizenship.  You can explore our 60th Anniversary website for information on the evolution of…


March 24, 2022

We HEART Honors Anniversary Ambassadors

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Special thanks to this team of Honors Huskies for helping us include lots of wonderful stories in our timeline and partnering on meaningful ways to celebrate throughout the year. Anniversary…


March 3, 2022

Soders Establish New Honors Scholarships

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$1 million gift creates the Professor Roger and Jane Soder Honors Equity Scholarship, supporting Washington state students who shape the future of democracy. University of Washington Professor Emeritus Roger Soder…


March 2, 2022

Undergraduate Academic Affairs Support

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The UW Honors Program works in concert with many other units in Undergraduate Academic Affairs to inspire and support students from all backgrounds and areas of study. Check out this…


March 1, 2022

President’s Medalists in our community

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Join us in celebrating the University of Washington’s newest undergraduate President’s Medalists. Piper Coyner, Olivia Brandon and Catherine Chia are the medalists for 2020–21, selected by a committee for their high…


January 25, 2022

Catch up on planet protector Jamie Stroble

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Shout out to Honors alumna Jamie Stroble, recently profiled in UW Today as a “planet protector.” Jamie graduated with College Honors in international studies and environmental studies in 2010. She’s…


November 15, 2021

Global Challenges 2021: Political engagements constructing our world

At our 2021 Global Challenges event on Nov. 9, Seattle-based educator/activists from different backgrounds spoke about urgent challenges and ways to pursue effective action while continuing to learn, heal and…


October 28, 2021

Alumni advice on making the most of UW

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Ten College of Arts and Sciences alumni (most of whom also graduated with Honors) recently shared advice and reflections on finding your own best way to enjoy learning and growing…


September 29, 2021

Honors welcomes Ariana Cantu

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by Christina Wardwell ’23 The University of Washington Honors Program is delighted to introduce our new Curriculum and Community Scholar, Ariana Cantu, a popular lecturer in the School of Social…


August 13, 2021

Public Writing Seminars Take Root at UW

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In a time when the art of (and impetus for) conversation seems to be on the wane, what is the role of a university? How are students preparing to not…


June 14, 2021

Class of 2021 Honors Huskies

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There are many roads to distinction as a UW undergrad. Students might earn a spot in GPA-based honors societies (like PhiBetaKappa) or designations like Suma Cum Laude, President’s Medals, Rhodes…


June 9, 2021

Jacob Cooper Wins Teaching Award in Honors

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By Christina Wardwell While classes have been online for most of the year, students seek out teachers that can overcome difficult circumstances and deliver exciting material to keep students involved…


May 26, 2021

Courtney Hooks on Unlearning Poverty

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Junior Courtney Hooks signed up for Vicky Lawson’s Abolishing Poverty class to understand the reasons for housing instability. Based on her family’s experiences, she had a sense of the relationship between race, criminal…


March 4, 2021

Congratulations to our new President’s medalists

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The Honors community congratulates this year’s (2019-2020) President’s Medalists, who are all pursuing their undergraduate degrees at UW with Interdisciplinary Honors. Learn more about Sam Colgan, Natasha Lavides and Nuria…


March 1, 2021

Passionate Policy Powerhouses

May and Sam Lim at LA Women's March, holding signs of support with their parents and sister.

Samson (Sam) and May Lim are a pair of world-changing UW graduates who’ve continually impressed the Honors community with their compassion, curiosity, and devotion to social justice. They also just…


February 10, 2021

Defining success on your own terms, by Juliana Villegas

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Keynote address at UW’s 2020 commencement ceremony for first-generation undergraduate and graduate students (across all majors). Written and delivered by Dr. Juliana Villegas, Associate Director of UW Honors Program (Seattle…


February 9, 2021

Interview with producer of Digital Humanities Day

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“What can you do with a humanities or social sciences degree? What does it mean to study the liberal arts in the current moment?” These questions come up often in the Interdisciplinary Honors…


November 30, 2020

Marium Raza, “pre-med humanist”

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Interdisciplinary Honors senior Marium Raza was featured in UW’s October issue of “Perspectives” Newsletter for her outstanding contributions to public health whilst studying at the University of Washington. Marium recently…


November 18, 2020

Epic campus scenes from Nolan Kim

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Many of us are longing for the beauty of our amazing campus, and Honors student Nolan Kim has offered up this reminder, with shots of our favorite campus views, photographed…


October 1, 2020

Promotes compassionate civilization

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Daniel Bessner wants to change how Americans think (or don’t think) about our impact on people across the world. And you’re invited to join him.  Dr. Bessner, an associate professor…


September 30, 2020

Message from Honors’ Director

Use your voice in this election

Welcome back (or, simply “welcome” for those of you new to UW) beloved Honors Huskies.  The Honors Program staff and I are so delighted to be working with you, helping…


July 20, 2020

Congratulations, Bonderman Travel Fellows!

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The Honors Program is delighted to announce the selection of the 2020 Bonderman Travel Fellows. UW students/recent graduates traveling with this $20,000 fellowship set off on journeys that are at…


July 8, 2020

Healing, justice and loving transformation

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Nobody seemed excited to teach and learn online last quarter, but UW students and faculty navigated the early months of this year’s public health crisis with grace and solidarity.  It…


July 1, 2020

Ross Furbush ’15, featured in Out Sports magazine

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We caught up recently with UW alum Ross Furbush (biology w/Interdisciplinary Honors, 2015) after seeing his fantastic coming out story featured in Out Sports magazine’s digital edition. Ross says he…


June 24, 2020

Parks in Progress or in Peril?

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This impactful Interdisciplinary Honors experience will resume when public health standards allow. But lessons from the 2019 field course are more relevant than ever. Click here to read the full…


June 17, 2020

Behold: UW Honors’ Class of 2020

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We recognize the hard work and tremendous growth of UW’s newest Honors graduates, who have fulfilled their shared commitment to deep, broad learning and conscious global citizenship at the center…


May 21, 2020

Jon Herron wins teaching award in Honors

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At a time when there seems to be such a lot of bad news, the Honors Program is delighted to share this video of Jon Herron receiving Honors’ Excellence in…


April 14, 2020

Spring events for fun and connection!

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Staff and friends of the Honors Program are delighted to offer these special, all-access opportunities to connect with alumni, teachers, staff and friends of UW from different majors and locations….


April 13, 2020

Sue Sherbrooke receives Honors Alumni Award

In recognition of her tremendous care for society and positive  impact on the lives of women and children throughout her long career both at the YWCA and her own volunteerism,…


April 10, 2020

Laurette Hanna: Civic Superstar!

Newly graduated from UW with College Honors in political science and psychology, Laurette Hanna, ’20, explains how an Honors class turned into an internship that turned out to be her…


March 6, 2020

Portraits for Change exhibit and video

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Revaluate your understanding of poverty and homelessness and challenge the negative stereotypes about people living in poverty.


January 10, 2020

7 reasons to study in Holland

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I could offer hundreds of reasons to study abroad, but nobody would read that article. In case your imagination (or motivation) could use a nudge, here are a few of my favorite Netherlands-based examples of the cool, surprising experiences you might have when you study abroad.


December 2, 2019

Advice from your future self

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Recent visits with Honors alumni yield valuable insights Honors alumni from a wide spread of majors and industries (law, politics, public health, nonprofit, education, technology, the arts…) met last week…


November 19, 2019

Keep learning about AI and social change

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“This is how the twenty-first century began: with sophisticated persuasion allying with sophisticated technology to advance the pettiest possible goals in our lives. It began with the AI behind the…


November 13, 2019

Study Abroad 2020!!!

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World travel? YES!!! Say hello to our summer 2020 opportunities for international engagement. We are excited to reveal upcoming opportunities to earn VLPA, W, and DIV credits and fulfill experiential…


September 2, 2019

German teaching exchange brings Anne Potjans

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The University Honors Program, in collaboration with the Department of English, is excited to welcome Anne Potjans into our community this fall, through a teaching and research exchange between Humboldt-Universität…


July 30, 2019

Honors classes make learning AWESOME

Honors students complete their general education through uniquely interdisciplinary Honors prefix courses like three very different spring seminars.


July 20, 2019

Velma Veloria joins UW Honors to teach and engage

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The University of Washington Honors Program is proud to introduce Velma Veloria, Director of Advocacy and Mobilization for the Equity in Education Coalition, as our first Honors Curriculum and Community…


June 24, 2019

Graduation 2019: videos, profiles and highlights

Congratulations to the University of Washington’s newest 111 Interdisciplinary and/or College Honors graduates! This class represents more than 55 degrees earned within a wide range of majors (see full list…


May 7, 2019

Moon Draper & Charity Urbanski both win HETA

Too many great teachers to celebrate just one We are thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2019 Honors Excellence in Teaching Award (HETA), which is determined by Honors student…


April 15, 2019

Kat Chow wins UW Honors Alumna award

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The University of Washington Honors Program is thrilled to recognize NPR reporter, Kat Chow, as our 2019 Distinguished UW Honors Alumna. Kat Chow earned her BA in journalism with College…


March 13, 2019

Join us at the Honors Hearth!

Cookies and Hot Chocolate

Weds, April 17, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Maple Hall Great Room 1101 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA Each year, two dynamic educator/activists from our community get together for a cozy…


November 19, 2018

Transforming Education In Prison

A mix of incarcerated students and UW undergrads from Honors 2018 "In Your Name"

By Alexis Huerta (Interdisciplinary Honors sophomore) The University of Washington’s Honors Program offers the opportunity to explore the central component of the American criminal justice system: prison. Through the Honors…


November 9, 2018

Dr. García is so real

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By Izaiha Linton Happiness, optimism, enlightenment: three words I would use to describe the color yellow. Not the traditional office of a professor, nor any office for that matter. Yet,…


November 6, 2018

Study abroad with Honors

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UW Honors is excited to announce another engaging series of programs across different continents and areas of knowledge! Our 2019 summer/early fall start offerings meet Honors experiential learning requirements while…


October 31, 2018

Be a traveler, not a tourist

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By Kenza Coubrough, ’17 My name is Kenza and I am an Honors Program alum (graduated in June 2017) and previous Bonderman Fellowship applicant. I applied to the Bonderman Fellowship…


October 22, 2018

Honors cultural outings

The Frye's Group Therapy Exhibit

Friends of Honors sponsor student access to shows and events in Seattle (and sometimes in other cities) because there’s a lot more to life than even the amazing range of…


September 21, 2018

Making a difference in different ways

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Ritika Jain (bioengineering) and Emma Spickard (public health) have done a lot of the same things while at the University of Washington. Both matriculated as Honors students in 2015. Both…


June 19, 2018

Graduating with Honors: Class of 2018

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Graduating with Honors from the University of Washington is a huge accomplishment that speaks of many accomplishments along the way.  This year, more than 300 of UW’s most fabulous undergraduates…


May 8, 2018

Honors Faculty of the Year

Portrait of Dr. Joel Walker

Dr. Joel Walker, an Associate Professor of History and the inaugural holder of the Lawrence J. Roseman Endowed Professorship at the University of Washington, dazzles students with his demanding, high-charisma,…


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