Since 2011, Sharper Focus/Wider Lens has offered students, faculty, staff and the Greater Lansing community the opportunity to grapple with important issues or questions in a trans-disciplinary format. The next SFWL discussion will occur at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29. and will be covering “The Nature of Inequality” with the help of associate professor […]
Melissa Elafros’ desire to become a physician began early in life. She always wanted to make a communal impact, and the Honors College at Michigan State University provided her with ample opportunity to do so. “The Honors College is actually the whole reason I came to MSU,” Elafros said. “And, really, opportunities that I had […]
During her senior year of high school, Megha Pratapwar was given an offer she could not refuse: a professorial assistantship through the Honors College at Michigan State University. “It was unheard of at any other college,” she said. About 200 incoming honors first-year students are appointed a professorial assistant (PA) position each year. These students […]
Dear Honors College Community, Over the past two months, one of the largest women’s rights movements in history has been unfolding in Iran and around the world. Thousands of people have gathered in over in over 140 major cities outside Iran and around the world to stand in solidarity with sustained nationwide protests in Iran following the […]
Michigan State University Debate won the George Ziegelmueller Invitational Tournament hosted by Wayne State University this past weekend. Ephraim Bennett, computer science sophomore, and David Koster, political science-prelaw and economics junior in the Honors College, bested teams from Missouri State University, Samford University, and Wayne State University in preliminary debates. Bennett and Koster entered the […]
Dear College of Arts & Letters and Honors College Students, Staff, and Faculty, The arrival of President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., on campus in 2019 marked an important milestone in our efforts to create a culture at Michigan State University that is transparent, open, trusting, and safe. He prioritized the safety of our community […]
Donors make all the difference when it comes to a student’s ability to access learning resources — research, study abroad programs, internships, or other learning opportunities — you name it. For two-time scholarship recipient and Honors student Rachel Drobnak, this has proven true. “As a crop and soil science major, research opportunities have consistently been […]
Photo courtesy of Kevin Kahmark After being accepted to the Honors College, awarded an Alumni Distinguished Scholarship, and receiving an offer for a professorial assistantship, Maggie Jones knew Michigan State University was the school for her. Jones is a second-year student studying plant biology with a minor in environmental sustainability studies. She is also considering […]
Honors College student Sadie Mrakuzic spent the summer interning at TalentLaunch, where she was a talent acquisition intern. Her internship took place remotely in Alliance, Ohio only 25 minutes away from her hometown. While working at TalentLaunch, Mrakuzic learned mostly about the process of recruiting for jobs. “The internship made me realize this is not […]
Growing up in a suburb of Rochester, New York, Dan Bouk never expected to attend Michigan State University. This was until he received an invitation to the Alumni Distinguished Scholarship competition and ended up receiving a full ride. He graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in computational mathematics, but explored opportunities in history […]
