Dear Members of the MSU Honors College Community, With deep gratitude for the time we’ve had together, I write to share my decision to accept the role of Provost and Senior Vice President at the University of Oregon, commencing in June. This transition marks both the beginning of a new pathway in my professional journey […]
By Sloane Barlow Which team on Michigan State’s campus has qualified for 28 consecutive national tournaments? (If you guessed men’s basketball, you’re close. They’ve qualified for 26.) This impressive streak belongs to MSU Debate, who recently qualified two squads for the 2024 National Debate Tournament (NDT) happening in Atlanta from April 4-8. Congratulations to the […]
By Sloane Barlow An International Transition When Economics and Finance major Jogi Katende first decided to leave Uganda two years ago to study in the United States, he wanted to challenge himself. He enrolled in the Honors College to give him the best opportunity to reach his goals. “As an international student, it often feels […]
By Brandi Stover On a warm August day, Honors student Chante Hardaway stepped off a plane into the vibrant metropolis of Tokyo to attend the 2023 International Student Summit (ISS) on Food, Agriculture and Environment. The annual summit encourages students worldwide to present on youth contribution to innovative and sustainable practices in food security and […]
By Sloane Barlow Congratulations to the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Advancing Inclusion through Research awardees: Taylor Toth, Adrianna Roth, Stephanie Adams, and Jordan Roebuck. The MLK Jr. Advancing Inclusion through Research Award is an opportunity for any student of the Honors College, James Madison College, Lyman Briggs College, or the Residential College in the […]
By Sloane Barlow Associate professor Dr. Jiying Ling from the College of Nursing received the 2023 Honors College Award for Distinguished Contributions to Honors Students. This award recognizes a MSU faculty or staff member outside the Honors College for their outstanding contributions and commitment to Honors students and their educations. It includes a framed certificate, […]
East Lansing, Mich. – Students and supporters gathered for the 7th Annual Diversity Research Showcase (DRS) earlier this month. Nearly 50 Michigan State University students presented their research on issues relating to diversity that advance inclusion. Erika Crews – Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging for the Honors College – co-coordinated the event […]
By Sloane Barlow They say education can really take you places. For Honors College students Landon Buskirk and Andrew Yeomans-Stephenson, it took them all the way to Hawaii for the joint meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics and the Physical Society of Japan. The organizing committee selected Buskirk and Yeomans-Stephenson to […]
By Brandi Stover Since the moment she set foot on campus, Dorothy Zhao has been determined to take advantage of every opportunity that presented itself. In the classroom, she is pursuing three Bachelor of Science degrees in Neuroscience, Psychology, and Human Biology. Outside of it, she balances her time between two research labs, multiple student […]
By Sloane Barlow Third-year student Nicole Smith first began her microbiology research journey with the guidance of the Honors College. Smith is currently an Environmental Biology student with a concentration in Microbiology and a minor in Spanish. At the start of her time at Michigan State, Smith began her professorial assistantship through a program offered […]
