Honors News

September 21, 2018

Making a difference in different ways

Emma Spickard at Real Change cropped

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...

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September 6, 2018

Friends of Honors in the News

Portrait of Neal Dempsey

Friends of the Honors Program, Neal and Jan Dempsey, are the newest recipients of UW's annual Gates Volunteer Service Award.

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June 19, 2018

Graduating with Honors: Class of 2018

Grad Noah Johnson and family

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...

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May 13, 2018

Honors Portfolio Celebrations!

Photo of two graduating Honors students hugging their smiling families at Honors Portfolio Celebration.

You’re invited to witness the unique reflections and revelations of (mostly) graduating seniors as they present their Interdisciplinary Honors Portfolios, synthesizing classes and experiences at UW. Learn about the many...

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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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April 24, 2018

Honors field studies on our shorelines

Honors Field Studies

Honors Field studies courses are amazing chances to engage in real-world learning that’s based in our local or domestic environment. Check out this story about interdisciplinary, experiential course, Ecopoetics Along...

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April 17, 2018

Honors Huskies celebrate Dr. Jerry Baldasty

Gerald Baldasty smiles looking out of a Gerberding Hall window onto Red Square

Purple to the core In recognition of his fierce commitment to the University of Washington as a place of self-discovery and deeply meaningful undergraduate education, the Honors Program is pleased...

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March 26, 2018

Come to the spring Honors Hearth!

Tim on back, arms stretched, on bed of moss

Spring Honors Hearth April 5, 7-8:30 p.m. Maple Hall Great Room 1101 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA   Students pick two professors from different disciplines who rock their world and...

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February 2, 2018

Best advice, ever?

Bror, Bud, and Bo Saxberg at UW Club on Bud's 90th birthday

It’s not often that a former Rhodes scholar, PhD, MD who works for one of the most powerful business leaders in the country drops by to advise students in how...

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January 19, 2018

Hey, UW freshmen who thinks across boundaries:

Drumheller fountain, Mount Rainer in the background

The Interdisciplinary Honors Program at UW promotes expansive, innovative thinking and conscious global citizenship. Most students apply while seeking admission to the University of Washington, but every year we are delighted...

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