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Interdisciplinary emphasis in honors program helps students stay ahead in volatile world
Honors seminar explores identity and community through performing arts
Among the dozens of first-year Honors seminars offered this fall includes one involving a partnership with the Lied Center for the Performing Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. “Creating Connections” is taught by Honors faculty fellow Darren Canady and co-instructor Emily Gullickson. The goal of both the seminar, and...
University Scholars look at recent events with a science-and-literature lens
Study abroad inspires new scholarship
In 2021, we started to see a resumption of experiential learning activities, including study abroad. But just like before the pandemic, some students cannot access this opportunity due to the expensive nature of international travel. Thanks to the generosity of one Honors alumna, the Honors Program now has a new...
Honors students united by a common concern
How a backup plan led to international acclaim: “I never liked being constrained”
When Mugabi Byenkya says he didn’t plan to become an internationally acclaimed author, he means it. Many professional writers play coy about their ambitions, but Byenkya was in fact well on his way to an entirely different career. ...
Honors alumna fights forced labor with biology background
Shannon Stewart got into human trafficking because someone asked her about it. ...
KU cancer researcher creates opportunities and community for honors students
Navya Singh’s summer was unique, even by COVID standards. You wouldn’t know it by sight but sitting alone in her room on any given summer morning the rising sophomore (‘c 24) opened her laptop to virtually help prestigious medical researchers in their decadelong study of cancer treatment outcomes. ...
University Honors Program receives top rating
The University Honors Program (UHP) at the University of Kansas has received a top rating, along with six other programs, in INSIDE HONORS: Ratings and Reviews of 40 Public University Honors Programs. ...