by Kendall Curlee | Nov 13, 2018 | Anthropology, History, Honors Courses, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth Cooper is an honors history and anthropology major with an archaeology concentration. Currently she is participating in the Retro Reading course “Bible,” led by Honors College Dean Lynda Coon, a medieval historian by trade. In this post,...
by npittman | Sep 15, 2018 | 2018 Midterm Elections, Anthropology, Forum, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Abby Wrzesinski is a freshman honors student studying anthropology at the University of Arkansas. Originally from Lake Village, Arkansas, Abby is an Honors College Fellow and is also involved with the Honors College Ambassadors. After college, Abby plans to...
by srkirby | Jun 13, 2018 | Anthropology, France, Honors Passport/Pilgrimage, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Study Abroad
Freshman cultural anthropology major Curtis Worley bonded with the memory of the Count of Toulouse during Honors Passport: Pilgrimage. Here, he takes on the role of Raymond VII, son of the “heretical” count targeted by the French Crown in the Crusade...
by Kendall Curlee | Jun 8, 2018 | Anthropology, History, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Honors Passport/Pilgrimage, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
It seems nothing is sacred: On the Honors Passport Pilgrimage trip honors history/anthropology major Elizabeth Cooper found graffiti carved into stately Romanesque cathedrals and the Roman arena at Arles. Instead of viewing these initials, names and dates as scars on...
by Kendall Curlee | May 24, 2018 | Anthropology, History, Honors Passport/Pilgrimage, International Relations, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Honors College Fellow Jacob Honeycutt, a history, anthropology and international studies triple major, follows in the footsteps of Roman traders and medieval pilgrims on a hike up to the Somport Pass in the Pyrenees. All throughout our first week on...
by Nathan Smith | Feb 24, 2017 | Anthropology, Honors Courses, Honors Passport/Peru, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Peru, Study Abroad
Fortified by corn beer and a last meal of vegetables, a young Incan girl of noble family made the dizzying climb up Mount Ampato, where priests sacrificed her to Apu, the mountain god. Her body was recovered in 1995, preserved in remarkable condition after lying...
