November 19, 2018
Transforming Education In Prison
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 Program, instructor Claudia Jensen’s course, “In Your Name: Education in Prison,” gives students the opportunity to collaborate with inmates at the Twin Rivers Unit at...
Read moreNovember 15, 2018
Photos from 2018 Global Challenges Event
Photo Credits: Stuart Danford
Read moreNovember 9, 2018
Politics, art and everyday activism in America
By Ben Phillips From the moment I got to UW, and in the nine years since, I have always thought about my role in moving our country toward the conversations we must be having. I have always had a deep sense of responsibility, a desire to be part of creating and spreading the solutions to our...
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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, as I opened the door to this Padelford office, I was immediately welcomed by the warm yellow paint on the walls. They almost seemed to...
Read moreNovember 6, 2018
Study abroad with Honors
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 yielding 10-15 credits across arts, sciences and humanities in vibrant locations like the Netherlands, Japan, Costa Rica and Sweden. Shorter, 5-credit exploration seminars are also...
Read moreOctober 31, 2018
Be a traveler, not a tourist
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 my senior year at UW, and made it to the interview stage. The application and interview process really taught me a lot about myself and...
Read moreOctober 22, 2018
Honors cultural outings 2018-2019
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 options you can find on UW’s largest campus. We kicked off our 2018 fall series of events and cultural outings with a trip to the...
Read moreSeptember 21, 2018
Making a difference in different ways
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 have volunteered as peer mentors in Honors and are regular fixtures on the Dean’s List. Both are set to earn bachelors degrees next spring with...
Read moreSeptember 6, 2018
Friends of Honors in the News
Friends of the Honors Program, Neal and Jan Dempsey, are the newest recipients of UW's annual Gates Volunteer Service Award.
Read moreJune 19, 2018
Graduating with Honors: Class of 2018
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 earned their degrees with Honors. In order to do so, they must have engaged in deep, faculty-guided inquiry within their chosen major, prioritized experiential, reflective,...
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