by | Jan 26, 2017 | History, Honors College Study Abroad Grant, Honors Courses, Honors Passport/Peru, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Peru, Study Abroad, Uncategorized
With bright textiles and chicha morada in abundance, the Honors Passport: Peru intersession course was a whirlwind of cultural riches. Don’t think that means that it was lacking in rigor. Dr. Laurence Hare, who led the course along with Dr. Shawn Austin, reports on...
by | Sep 15, 2016 | Economics, History, Honors thesis, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Sam M. Walton College of Business, SURF grant, Sweden
We’ve all seen the photo of Omran Daqneesh, the little boy in an ambulance in Aleppo, covered in dust and blood from an airstrike that destroyed his home. International news has been awash in stories of immigrants crossing borders from Syria and other war-torn...
by Nathan Smith | Aug 23, 2016 | Architectural Studies, Fay Jones School of Architecture, History, Honors Courses, Landscape Architecture
“What makes a class honors?” We get that question a lot. And the answer is … it depends. In an engineering course, “honors” may be your entrée to working with the molecular beam epitaxy machine, which allows you to grow nanostructures one atom at a time. In an honors...
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 aliwilliams | Oct 16, 2013 | England, History, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Libby Finch Award, Study Abroad
Getting here has not been easy, and I am not just talking about the almost eight-hour flight from Chicago to London. I recall how all the way back in September of 2012 I began working on applying for the program, and working on scholarships including this one....
by | Jul 5, 2013 | Architectural Studies, Careers, Conference, Fay Jones School of Architecture, History, J.William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Research Travel
Honors architectural studies and history graduate Hannah Breshears recently presented research at the Environmental Design Research Association’s annual conference in Providence, Rhode Island. While there, she received valuable feedback from other participants...
