Honors News

June 26, 2023

Rich History of the Central District

Photo of students listening to Johnson-Toliver from the steps of Douglas Truth library.

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...

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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...

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May 13, 2023

Healing poetry with Saki Mookherjee

portrait of Sati Mookherjee

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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April 6, 2023

Sound Collaboratory in the making

Students of Honors courses “Sounds of Social Justice: Making Scenes, Building Communities” and “Feminism in the Borderlands” were incorporated into Daphne Brooks’ Distinguished Katz Lecture and the Sound Collaboratory by...

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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...

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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...

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