Fall 2019 Honors Courses Posted
Go here to see our honors course listings for Fall 2019. Click on the highlighted courses for descriptions.
SMBHC Alum and UM Professor Delivers Convocation Keynote
The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College welcomed Dr. Brian Foster to the Ford Center stage on February 19th for the SMBHC Spring Convocation. Dr. Foster presented Jukebox: Sounds like Then and captivated the audience with his storytelling centered around the question, What should we remember? Read more about the magical evening here. Thank you, Dr. […]
Sophomore Named Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow
Honors sophomore Mitchell Palmertree has been selected to be a Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow! Mitchell is a public policy leadership major from Winona, Mississippi, and after participating in the Sunflower County Freedom Project in the summer of 2018, he was inspired to work on creating a similar program in Winona. “The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows […]
Maureen Maher Wins Barksdale
Congratulations to the 2019 Barksdale Award Winner Maureen Maher! A junior psychology major, Maureen will be taking a 42-day road trip through 12 national parks this summer. Her $5,000 award will allow her to conduct a multilayer study on the national park seasonal worker, and her research will culminate in her honors thesis. Way to […]
Delta Teacher Shortage, UM Alum Featured
Kaitlyn Barton (SMBHC 15) is featured in a recent article by Mississippi Today about the Delta teacher shortage. Read the story here.
Acclaim for Bruce Levingston Draws Worldwide Attention
Bruce Levingston has had an incredible start to 2019. Read about it here.
Valentine Cards Sent to Donors
Some honors ambassadors and members of the Honors Senate and Honors College Minority Engagement Club mailed Valentine cards to some of our SMBHC donors as a sweet way of saying, “Thanks!” Students are afforded extraordinary opportunities thanks to our donors’ generosity, and we are grateful. If you would like to make a contribution to the […]
The 4th Annual Honors College Formal
On February 2nd, over 900 honors students and their friends danced the night away at The Lyric during the 4th Annual Honors College Formal. Follow the SMBHC on Facebook and Instagram for a video of photos from the Fly Me to the Moon-themed event, which will be posted by February 5th. Thanks to the Honors […]
2019 Freshman Ventures Winners
On February 2nd, 39 Freshman Ventures teams convened at the Jackson Center to enjoy presentations about their trips throughout the U.S. to answer this year’s question: What should we remember? Congratulations to the two winning teams of Freshman Ventures! Ava Cooper, Kaylee Goff, Amy Rhodes, and Kai Newman traveled to Washington, D.C., to ask, “What should […]
Honors Alum Named Gates Cambridge Scholar
Josh Law (SMBHC 17) has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar! At UM, he earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies with biology and chemistry minors. Josh plans to pursue an MPhil in public health at Cambridge and then an MD/PhD and return to practice somewhere in his home state of Alabama. Way to go, […]