Interactions with the Honors College always leave me feeling more hopeful about our world. The students, faculty and staff are focused, bright, and diverse. They inspire more and better dialogue.
The syllabus for Natalie Phillips’ honors interdisciplinary course “Cognitive Science and the Literary History of Mind” (ENG 492H) includes an 18th Century novel, modern neuroscience articles from PubMed, and an anatomical engraving of the brain from the 1680s. Continue reading...
“I’m about to lecture them on the importance of getting a backpack,” Associate Professor John Waller said as he points to a black hiking backpack sitting in the corner of his Berkey Hall office. Continue reading...
There’s a light knock on Jeanne Wald’s office door. She opens it to be greeted by a smiling postdoc stopping by to thank her for her help before he departs for a new faculty position in Texas. It’s that kind of moment Wald loves most about her job. Continue reading...
I have been very fortunate to have taught and mentored many Honors College students over my years at MSU.