March 17, 2023
NEW: 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 9, (mostly) graduating seniors in HONORS 496 synthesized classes and experiences at the UW (and beyond) at our first in-person portfolio presentations since 2019. To...
Read moreMarch 13, 2023
Olivia Brandon zooms in and out
Learn what makes Honors senior Olivia Brandon (neuroscience and public health double major) tick in this story, recently featured in UW Today.
Read moreMarch 8, 2023
Congratulations Olivia, Peyton and Anaëlle!
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 classes and numbers of Honors courses. All three are students in the University Honors Program, completing the Interdisciplinary Honors track. Click here to check out...
Read moreFebruary 1, 2023
Honors in pictures: January 2023
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 who shared these photos and created these moments of connection. The Honors Peer Mentoring Program students connect with their cohort through an Honors-themed bingo game...
Read moreDecember 12, 2022
Daniel Chen named Marshall Scholar
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 Marshall Scholarship. The Marshall Scholarship was designed to support future leaders while helping scholars gain an understanding of contemporary Britain. As a dedicated researcher and...
Read moreDecember 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 second and third generation and those living with poor health outcomes. Her other research interests include social stratification and inequality; urban poverty; race and ethnicity; gender...
Read moreDecember 8, 2022
Global Challenges speaker, Dean Spade, named “Freedom Scholar”
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, spoke with Alexis Harris and Ben Danielson on political engagements in a “Post-2020” world, at Honors’ annual public Global Challenges event. Spade works to transform...
Read moreNovember 30, 2022
Natalie Stagnone making a beautiful impact
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 has evolved into and, most importantly, what her hard work and passion for inclusion is doing to build diverse, compassionate connections and opportunities in our...
Read moreNovember 21, 2022
Watch/listen: “The Politics of Place and Care.”
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 to understand the mission of Honors as a student-centered HUB of interdisciplinary problem-solving at the University of Washington. Never miss another Global Challenges (or other)...
Read moreOctober 24, 2022
Departmental Spotlight: Political Science
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 of UW’s 2021 Research Mentor Award. My philosophy at its core is about empowering students to ask big real world questions and to build their...
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