Honors News

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...

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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...

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November 26, 2024

Rethinking Research: Highlights from Global Challenges 2024

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On November 13, 2024 the Honors Program held its 10th annual Global Challenges Interdisciplinary Thinking event. Led by Honors student Jaya Field, UW faculty ranging from information science to international...

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November 21, 2024

What are we doing here?

photo of speakers from Global Challenges 2024

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...

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November 1, 2024

Honors’ Fall 2024 Newsletter

Units of Undergraduate Academic Affairs (of which Honors is one) send quarterly newsletters to folks who are curious and eager to stay in touch. Check out our newsletter from Fall...

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October 23, 2024

Carilyn Brandt’s “Inheritance”

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

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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