by lauries | Dec 3, 2024 | Alumni Updates, Economics, Honors College Research Grant, Honors College Research Travel Grant, Research, Sam M. Walton College of Business
Madison Settlage is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Economic Analytics. As an undergraduate, she double majored in economics and finance and graduated with honors. In August, her research was published in the Journal of Sports Economics. We asked Madison to...
by cdeskilson | Apr 25, 2023 | Advice/Tips, Alumni Updates, International Relations, International Studies
“Engaging with heavy topics can be challenging. Still, it is essential to do so to understand the dynamics of various ideologies and to work towards promoting tolerance, respect, equality and equity.”
by cew003 | Jul 15, 2015 | Alumni Updates, History, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Service Learning
Honors College staffer (and alumna fellow) Chelsea Hodge is wrapping up two months in Cape Town, S. Africa, where she has been working with high school students in Philippi township. Only 18% of students in this impoverished area go on to study at a university or...
by | Aug 28, 2013 | Alumni Updates, Australia, Careers, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Study Abroad, Zoology
Along the golden shores of Saudi Arabia, honors alumnus Michael Berumen (B.S. in zoology, summa cum laude, ’01) is making history. As the leader of a marine biology lab based at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), he is helping to...
by Nathan Smith | Feb 15, 2013 | Alumni Updates, Careers, Economics, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Research, Sam M. Walton College of Business
From a crowded field of acceptances and scholarship offers, high school senior Stuart Shirrell had narrowed down his college choices to two: a prestigious private school located on the East Coast, and the University of Arkansas. He decided to place a call to...
by Nathan Smith | Jan 8, 2013 | 5 Questions, Alumni Updates, Drama, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Music
Born in Little Rock and raised in Russellville, Honors College alumna Elizabeth France recently returned home to Arkansas with husband Brian McCue after earning an M.F.A. in acting at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She’s currently working as the...