Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Honors Program


March 6, 2020

UW Honors students use art to disrupt the narrative on homelessness 

Jenelle Birnbaum

Portrait of Addis Michael Jr.

Students in the Interdisciplinary Honors class “Citizen Acts to Challenge Poverty” collaborated with Real Change to bring the exhibit Portraits for Change to the UW campus. The gallery features portraits and biographies of Real Change newspaper vendors, originally commissioned and curated by Real Change art director, Jon Williams. The idea of hosting this exhibit grew…


June 3, 2019

2019 UAA staff awardees announced

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Icon of an award medal

Congratulations to the 2018-19 Undergraduate Academic Affairs staff recognition and distinguished partner awardees. Selected for their dedication to supporting UAA’s mission of creating innovative academic experiences for undergraduates, these 14 staff members made an indelible impact on the UW’s students, faculty, staff and community. And the awardees are… Award for Excellence • Debbie McGhee, research…


February 1, 2019

2017-18 President’s Medalists announced

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Icon of an award medal

The President’s Medalist Award celebrates the top student in each undergraduate class. Selected by a committee for their high GPA, rigor of their classes and number of Honors courses, the recipients for the 2017-18 academic year come from a broad range of disciplines.


December 3, 2018

UW’s Havana McElvaine selected as prestigious Marshall scholar

Jackson Holtz

Image of Havana McElvaine playing soccer and city-based portrait

University of Washington alumna Havana McElvaine, Class of 2017, has been selected as a Marshall scholar, one of the highest honors available to college graduates in the U.S.


June 4, 2015

The Inaugural True North Awards for Inspired Teaching

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

The inaugural True North Awards for Inspired Teaching celebrated select teachers who helped UW seniors get to where they are today.


May 12, 2015

Reflections and dreams of graduating seniors

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Portrait of Drew Conley

An inspirational selection of graduating seniors share their memorable UW moments and their plans after June.


April 15, 2015

UW alum selected for prestigious Rangel Fellowship

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

UW alumna Anne Mwendar, ’14, was recently selected for the competitive Rangel Fellowship that will prepare her for a career as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service.


January 22, 2015

From mentee to mentor and beyond

Audrey Lawrence

Meili Powell in Brewster for EASB

Already on her way to a career in education, UW sophomore Meili Powell credits the Dream Project and the Pipeline Project with helping her find her way.


December 29, 2014

Undergraduate robotics researcher returns to UW as assistant professor

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Portrait of Sam Burden, '08, returns to UW as assistant professor

Sam Burden, ’08, started as a bored high school student in eastern Washington who wasn’t even planning on going to college to an incoming assistant professor in the University of Washington’s Electrical Engineering Department. Undergraduate research in robotics was key to Burden’s academic experience.


September 30, 2014

New director maps social justice to Honors Program landscape

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Portrait of Professor Victoria Lawson

This fall, the University Honors Program welcomed a new director, Victoria Lawson, professor of geography, internationally-recognized scholar on global poverty and co-founder of the Relational Poverty Network. “Honors is amazing. It drew me in because of what it does,” says Lawson. “One of the things we share is a commitment to trying to tackle complex…



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