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The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College received a record 1,133 applications by its January 15 deadline. Teachers and counselors have until the end of January to submit their letters of recommendation. Students who did not apply by the deadline may still do so through May 1, although qualified late applicants will be placed on a […]

Congratulations to Thomas Neal McMillin (Southern Studies and Economics) and Hunter Nicholson (Accountancy and Public Policy Leadership and Spanish) for receiving the 2013 Barksdale Awards.  The Barksdale Awards provide $5,000 each for these two students to pursue independent projects outside the normal structure of a study abroad program or course credit.  To learn more about […]

On Tuesday, February 5, the SMBHC welcomed George Will as its Spring Convocation speaker.  Mr. Will, a columnist for The Washington Post and a frequent analyst on ABC’s This Week, spoke on “The Political Argument Today.”  Prior to his talk Mr. Will dined with students from Steven Skultety’s History of Western Political Philosophy course.  Also, […]

The SMBHC welcomes George Will as its Spring Convocation speaker Tuesday, February 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Ford Center.  Mr. Will, a columnist for The Washington Post and a frequent analyst on ABC’s This Week, will speak on “The Political Argument Today.”  A book-signing will follow the talk.  The talk is free and open […]

The University of Mississippi Medical Center, the Department of Philosophy and Religion, and the SMBHC are collaborating to offer a five-week immersion experience at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson for three students.  The three selected students will receive six hours of course credit tuition free and receive financial aid to cover living […]

Who doesn’t wish they could travel with Bilbo Baggins? Who wouldn’t love to venture to Narnia? Why wouldn’t a person love to sit and chat with Tolkien or Lewis? Who wouldn’t love to do the next best thing, by exploring the places they talked, dreamed, and wrote the timeless adventures that continually captivate readers? That […]

After the success of last year’s study abroad program, the SMBHC honors college study abroad program at Hertford College, Oxford University is going to be offered again this summer from the 28th of June until the 27th of July. Students will be able to study for a 3-hour Honors course “From Tolkein to Lewis: Literature […]

The SMBHC celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the integration of the University of Mississippi with its Fall Convocation, Sept 27th. The Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, Jr., spoke to a packed house at the Ford Center and answered questions submitted from Honors students. For more information, see this article.

We welcome the Freshmen Class of 2016. Our entering class of 356 freshmen engaged our community with more than 20 projects as part of their orientation. One group worked at Oxford’s public library and gathered on the balcony for a great “shout out!” Hoddy Toddy!

Visit the Fall 2012 Honors Course Updates & Highlights page to see course updates and special course offerings for the upcoming semester. To view the full list of all Honors courses, and more course descriptions, see the Fall 2012 Schedule. Hard copies of the Fall 2012 Schedule may be picked up in the Honors College […]