What happens when a university honors college, a public school district, local experts, and returning student leaders join forces to help rising eighth and ninth graders see themselves as future scholars? For a growing group of Detroit students, it looks like the Detroit Early Honors Experience – a vibrant four-day summer program led by the […]
The original version of this release appeared here on the Distinguished Student Awards Office website. By Anneliese Mackel and Kristin Janka Michigan State University undergraduate student Eleanor Pugh has earned a Boren Scholarship to study abroad in Kazakhstan. The Boren Awards program funds the intensive study of language and culture abroad for U.S. undergraduate and graduate […]
By Sloane Barlow Picture this: you’re a first-generation college student, the first in your family to attend – and ultimately complete – college or university. You step onto Michigan State’s expansive campus for the first time to navigate class schedules, complex assignments, and cutting-edge research opportunities without past knowledge from family members. You are searching […]
By Melanie Brender Michigan State University has awarded comprehensive scholarships to fifty exceptional incoming first-year students. Alumni Distinguished Scholarships are part of a 70-year tradition, University Distinguished Scholarships were initiated in 2000, and the inaugural Joseph R. and Sarah L. Williams Scholarships have enabled more students than ever to receive full merit awards to MSU. […]
By Sloane Barlow The student employees of the Honors College exemplify academic excellence and passion. They help run and document dozens of events throughout the academic year. Most often, they are the first smiling faces students see when they walk into the Honors College. Three of our student employees are graduating this spring, reflecting on […]
This information originally appeared here in MSUToday. The Board of Trustees announced the recipients of their Award for Academic Excellence on April 11, 2025. Of the 271 MSU graduates who received the award, 166 are Honors College students, making up approximately 61% of the awardees. The Board of Trustees Award for Academic Excellence recognizes […]
By Sloane Barlow Six hundred eighty-one Honors College students participated in the 2025 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF), making up almost 57% of the roughly 1,200 university participants. The Breslin Center hosted eight hours of poster presentations on Friday, April 11, consisting of four cycles of participant groups to showcase their research. This […]
By Sloane Barlow Honors Research Seminars (UGS200H) offer students opportunities for hands-on, cutting-edge research projects under the supervision of faculty members. For second-year Honors student Brayden Chrisman, this seminar inspired him to expand his research to include community engagement. As an English education student, Chrisman said he felt limited in finding research opportunities in […]
By Sloane Barlow The 9th annual Honors Giving Back Awards, hosted by the Honors College in partnership with the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU), awarded six students for their experiences serving their communities. To apply, Honors College students submitted a two-to-three-minute visual presentation telling the story of their community engagement while at MSU. […]
By: Brandi Stover When Honors Students Actively Recruiting (H-STAR) mentors meet with prospective students, they often pitch the ability of the Honors College to “make a big university feel small.” H-STAR leader and Honors College student Jerome Hamilton Jr. knows firsthand how that statement can become a reality. As a high school senior in Baltimore, […]
