i stand on the sacrifices of a million women before me thinking what can i do to make this mountain taller so the women after me can see farther —Rupi Kaur By: Brandi Stover This short poem, a favorite of Honors College student Sumaiya Imad, serves as a constant reminder in her work, inspiring her […]
By Brandi Stover Every year, the MSU Alumni Office selects a group of the university’s exemplary student leaders to sit on the Homecoming Court. This is among the highest honors for seniors, and this year over half of the court are Honors College Spartans. They embody all it means to be an Honors College student; […]
By Sloane Barlow During the academic year, the Honors College provides events, opportunities, and resources for its 4,500+ students. Through it all, dedicated employees help operations run smoothly. Three of our student employees are graduating this spring, taking what they have learned at the Honors College to continue their academic and career paths. Tanushree […]
By Sloane Barlow Five hundred sixty-three Honors College students participated in the 2024 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF), making up almost 60% of the roughly 1,000 university participants. Honors College students presented their research across many disciplines, either in-person at the Breslin Student Events Center or online. Additionally, eighth and ninth graders from […]
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 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 […]
