WE ARE GRATEFUL! Dr. Marc E. Walker (SMBHC 06) and his wife, Dr. Caroline Aldridge Walker, are establishing the Walker Family Endowment with a $150,000 gift to the university that will benefit SMBHC students. A plastic surgeon and Mississippi’s only pediatric and congenital hand surgeon, Dr. Marc E. Walker is the founder and clinical director […]
Due to inclement weather, the showcase has been postponed until Wednesday, April 27th. All are welcome to join us on April 27th for the return of the Honors Art Showcase! Beginning at 4:30pm, guests will enjoy performances and artwork by an array of UM’s undergraduate and graduate students along with select faculty and staff in […]
Mississippi Day is an outdoor “open house” where visitors will enjoy a variety of hands-on learning activities, exhibitions and demonstrations, and opportunities to engage with our many academic departments. Members of the public, families, alumni, UM students, faculty and staff, and prospective students and their parents are invited to visit our Oxford campus for a […]
On behalf of the Office of National Scholarship Advisement, the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College is proud to announce that three SMBHC students, Reinhard (Matt) Knerr, Ethan Lambert, and Alexandria (Ally) Watrous, have been awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater is one of the oldest and most prestigious national scholarships in STEM. It supports […]
The Fall 2022 course listings are available for viewing, and updates to the list will be made regularly leading up to August 2022. Some courses on the list are hyperlinked to course descriptions.
Many student leadership roles on campus are held by SMBHC citizen scholars, and the newly elected Associated Student Body leadership is no exception. Congratulations to all! Pictured L-R: Preston Antes, Lila Osman, Alex Nabors, Kaylynn Steen, Emily Hawes, and Maddy Ryan (Photo by HG Biggs of The Daily Mississippian)
On Saturday evening, March 5th, hundreds of students gathered together for a fun disco-themed Honors College Formal at The Lyric. To watch a slideshow of the evening, visit the Honors College on Instagram, and to view over 100 photos, visit our Facebook page. Thanks to the Honors Senate for organizing and hosting this electric, annual […]
Senior Barksdale Fellow Ashleen Williams has been named the 2022 IHL Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion winner and a 2021-2022 Diversity Innovator award winner. From an article on the latter: She serves as co-chair to the First-Generation College Student Task Force, a higher education adviser to the Mississippi College Access Project and an adviser to […]
We are proud to announce UM’s three Truman finalists are also members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Congratulations to Jilkiah Bryant, Alex Bush, and Andy Flores. Read all about their achievements and what’s next for these three. For more information about the Office of National Scholarship Advisement, visit https://onsa.olemiss.edu/. Photo by Dr. Whitney […]
UM faculty are invited to propose an honors course related to New Visions in Honors. Chosen faculty will be awarded a $5,000 2022 summer stipend to create their course(s) which must be taught during a semester (or two) over the next two academic years. For full details, visit New Visions in Honors.