The Honors Program in the College of Letters & Science was created in April 1960 and it was launched in the fall semester of 1960. Fifty years later, the program is thriving, and its students are leaders on campus and in the community.
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Letters & Science Honors: The Power of Giving
Private support has meant so much to the Honors Program and its students over the years. The L&S Honor program wouldn’t be what it is, and the students would not have as rich an experience, without that philanthropy.
Letters & Science Honors: Increased Opportunities
The Letters & Science Honors Program has many tales of high student achievement. Daniel Lecoanet could be its poster child.
The Growing Influence of Women’s Philanthropy
Sally Hands’ significant estate gift to the English Department demonstrates the growing influence of women’s philanthropy.
A Family on Ice
Mark Burish (’78 JD LAW) remembers the day his wife, Helen (’79 BS EDU, ’95 MA EDU), called him to say that a neighbor had encouraged her to take their two young children down to the rink and try skating for the first time. They would wear helmets and push chairs around the ice. The… Read more »