Announcements
Theoharis Examines School Equity, Pandemic Parenting
Theoharis Examines School Equity, Pandemic Parenting Honors Core Faculty George Theoharis is co-editor with Rebecca Lowenhaupt of the recently published book, Parenting in the Pandemic: The collision of school, work, and life at home, published by Information Age Press, Scottsdale, AZ. The edited volume consists of first-person essays written by education professors from around the…
Read MoreA Day at the MET
Honors Class Visits MET Professor Jim Watts and students in the Honors class Writing, Scripture Law visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York City in early April. Students have been studying the invention of ancient writing systems and the use of normative written texts in the history of economic administration, religion, and…
Read MoreBellot, Geiss Named 2023 Senior Class Marshalls
Bellot, Geiss Named 2023 Senior Class Marshalls Honors students Simone Bellot (communication science & disorders, neuroscience) and Michael “MP” Geiss (policy studies, physics) will represent their graduating class and lead the student procession during the 2023 Commencement ceremony. Throughout their senior year, Bellot and Geiss will serve as the all-University representatives for the Class of…
Read MoreLiptrap Named 2022 NOAA-Hollings Scholar
Liptrap Named 2022 NOAA-Hollings Scholar Emma Liptrap, a sophomore civil engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) is a recipient of a 2022 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. Named for Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings of South Carolina, the prestigious award provides tuition support ($9,500 per year)…
Read MoreCelebrating Ukrainian Culture and Heritage
Celebrating Ukrainian Culture and Heritage Professor Patricia Burak, Honors faculty and faculty advisor for the university’s Ukrainian student organization, presented aspects of Ukrainian culture with students at the annual “Cultures on the Quad” event hosted by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. The students presented the art of decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs (“pysanky”) and…
Read MoreSocial Differences Symposium Examines Belonging
Social Differences Symposium Examines Belonging The Honors program recently co-hosted the first annual Social Differences, Social Justice Symposium. Content experts explored themes of equity, social justice, and global transformation in this robust symposium hosted at Whitman. Gisele Marcus ’89, Professor of Practice–Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St.…
Read MoreFilm Screening + Storytelling Workshop
“A Blueprint for Re-renewal” Wednesday, April 13th | The Dunbar Center | 5:30-7:30 PM What is happening to the public housing surrounding the I-81 highway? Are resident voices being represented as future plans quickly move forward? Who stands to benefit from the conversion of public housing to mixed-income housing? And who stands to suffer? These questions and…
Read MoreSeries features Prof. Calvar’s Original Composition
Series features Prof. Calvar’s Original Composition Hendrick’s Chapel’s “Music and Message” series is featuring four world premiere performances this spring semester. Among the premieres, on Thursday, March 10th there will be a performance of “Mass of Reconciliation” for choir and jazz/funk band. This piece was composed by Honors core faculty José “Peppie” Calvar, associate professor…
Read MoreHonors Student Selected for Kaish Fellowship
Honors Student Selected for Kaish Fellowship Honors student Elizabeth Su, biomedical engineering and neuroscience, was recently selected as first Kaish Fellow with the Syracuse University Art Museum. Syracuse University alumni and prominent artists Luise ’46, G’51 and Morton ’49 Kaish made a major gift to the university, the Luise and Morton Kaish Gallery Endowed Fund, that included the establishment of the Kaish…
Read MoreProf Brown Moderates Critical Fat Studies Seminar
Prof Brown Moderates Critical Fat Studies Seminar Harriet Brown, Professor, Magazine, News & Digital Journalism and Co-Director, Fashion & Beauty Communcations Milestone, is moderating the next virtual seminar featured in this year’s Critical Fat Studies seminar series. The seminar, “Critical Fat Studies: From the Academy to the Community” brings Esther Rothblum, editor of the Fat…
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