Dr. Stephen Kromka’s Hon 100 class climbed to the top of the minarets in Plant Hall for one of their out of class experiences. Hon 100 was created to prepare students for the Honors Program and life at UT, as well for applying for various Honors-only opportunities concerning travel and research. But each class likesContinue reading “Minaret Climb”
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Fall 2024 Honors courses
HON 220: Plantations and Migrations (Friday 9am-12:30pm, taught by Professors Froeschke, Lauro, O’Brien) Drawing from literature across three centuries, we will read both nonfictional and fictional narratives about Atlantic slavery. Our literary and historical texts will address the forced migration of the transatlantic slave trade, be set on plantation spaces where some African descendants were rooted, andContinue reading “Fall 2024 Honors courses”
HON 253 & HON 257 – Costa Rica Ziplining
Drs. Kevin Fridy (Political Science) and Mason Meers (Biology) took a group of students to Costa Rica at the beginning of August for a two-week interdisciplinary Honors course studying the politics of conservation. As part of the course, the students went ziplining.