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Liberal Arts Honors

Megan Nater standing by a body of water in Argentina

Small But Powerful Moments: An IRG Senior’s Experience Abroad

February 2, 2018 by Emily Nielsen

Experiential learning is an essential part of a liberal arts education, and Austin native Megan Nater’s time studying abroad has served her well. Nater is an International Relations & Global Studies senior whose studies focus on security and Latin America. For her undergraduate honors thesis, Nater is examining women’s rights mobilization in Colombia. As a […]

Portrait of Dean Randy Diehl.

An Education Like No Other

January 12, 2018 by Randy Diehl

An education at a Research I university is like no other in that it gives undergraduates a unique opportunity to learn from and even work alongside some of the world’s top faculty researchers. A great example in our college is psychology professor Marc Lewis, who along with his wife Elizabeth Crook created the Eleanor Butt […]

Illustration of Jordan Metoyer.

Putting People First

May 3, 2017 by Emily Nielsen

Jordan Metoyer is an economics and liberal arts honors/urban studies alumna from Inglewood, California, by way of Sugar Land, Texas. She is the recipient of a 2017 Schwarzman scholarship, which will send her to pursue a master’s degree in global affairs with a concentration in public policy at Tsinghua University in Beijing this fall. As […]

student presenting poster

Investigations on Display: Undergraduate Research Week 2017

April 20, 2017 by Emily Nielsen

On April 19, 16 liberal arts student researchers presented their projects to faculty and staff members, college administrators and Dean Randy Diehl at the Dean’s Research Reception. The annual event is a part of UT Austin’s Undergraduate Research Week, which is hosted by the Senate of College Councils and the Office of Undergraduate Research in […]

Tonu headshot in boat

Wise Wanderer: Alina Tonu Travels to Cambodia

March 22, 2017 by Emily Nielsen

Studying abroad is central to a liberal arts education, allowing students to experience culture and perspectives that differ from their own firsthand. The Wise Wanderer scholarship was established to fund Liberal Arts Honors students traveling abroad, providing them with the opportunity for personal and academic development. The students selected receive $5,000 to organize and plan […]

Helen Heston in front of pyramids

Wise Wanderer: Helen Heston Visits Egypt

February 21, 2017 by Emily Nielsen

Studying abroad is central to a liberal arts education, allowing students to experience culture and perspectives that differ from their own firsthand. The Wise Wanderer scholarship was established to fund Liberal Arts Honors students traveling abroad, providing them with the opportunity for personal and academic development. The students selected receive $5,000 to organize and plan […]

Nwora

Living with Purpose and Passion: In-Depth with 3 Dean’s Distinguished Graduates

May 20, 2016 by Emily Nielsen

Each spring, 12 graduating seniors in the College of Liberal Arts are named Dean’s Distinguished Graduates. The award honors students for their leadership, scholarly achievements and service to the community. The acknowledgment of the Dean’s Distinguished Graduates has become an integral part of the college’s spring commencement ceremony, with more than 400 students recognized since […]

Photo of Zoraima Pelaez.

Passion for Social Activism Inspires Truman Scholar

April 22, 2016 by Emily Nielsen

A passion for learning and public service inspires the life and work of Zoraima Pelaez, a Liberal Arts Honors and humanities junior at UT Austin who was named a 2016 Truman Scholar. Congress created the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation in 1975 as the nation’s living memorial to President Harry S. Truman. It has since […]

Rachel Graubard

UT Austin Student Developing App That Can Help Diagnose Skin Cancer

April 15, 2016 by Emily Nielsen

A psychology and biology student at The University of Texas at Austin is using the accessibility provided by the web and smartphones to help people who could be in medical need. Rachel Graubard, a Liberal Arts Honors (LAH) senior from Houston, Texas, has been working on an app that can diagnose and monitor skin cancer since […]

Temple Scholars

Owning Your Challenges: Q&A with the 2015-16 Larry Temple Scholars

October 7, 2015 by Emily Nielsen

Each year, two liberal arts students are awarded the Larry Temple Scholarship, which is designed to recognize students in the college with superior academic merit. The recipients of the 2015-16 Larry Temple Scholarship are Irene Gomez and Maximiliano Rombado. They were selected by the scholarship’s committee from a group of 10 finalists. First awarded in […]

Larry Carver stands on the pitcher's mound of the UFCU Disch-Faulk field and tosses a baseball up in the air.

Field of Dreams

May 6, 2015 by Emily Nielsen

Larry Carver’s Got a Marshall on First, a Truman on Second and a Rhodes on Third It’s been more than 20 years since Larry Carver began working with UT Austin students applying for the nation’s most prestigious graduate school fellowships, and he can still tell you the names of all the nominees from memory. It’s […]

Honors Day 2015: Q&A with 3 Liberal Arts Honorees

April 15, 2015 by Emily Nielsen

More than 1,000 liberal arts students are being recognized this Saturday in a UT Austin tradition that began in 1948. The University of Texas at Austin holds Honors Day each year to recognize students who have achieved academic excellence. The Honors Day Convocation serves as a prelude to commencement and is attended by UT faculty […]

Liberal Arts Refugee Alliance Introduces New Residents to Austin: Q&A with Founding Member Sarah Fischer

February 25, 2015 by Emily Nielsen

Sarah Fischer is an international relations & global studies and journalism sophomore from Mechanicsville, Maryland. She is a founding member of the Liberal Arts Refugee Alliance, which started last spring with grant from the Liberal Arts Honors program. How did the Liberal Arts Refugee Alliance come about? Last Spring, I attended a volunteer orientation at […]

Photos of Adrian Audain (anthro sr), Macarena Jaraiz (American studies & IRG soph), Manjari Subramanian (psych jr); BOTTOM ROW: Michael Villanueva (IRG soph), Angelica Cruz (history soph) and James Barrington (gov & Air Force ROTC sr).

Millennial Nation

April 24, 2014 by Emily Nielsen

A Generational Look at Education, Money and Work Empathetic. Impatient. Innovative. Unfocused. Rational. Naive. Excited. These are the words millennials in the College of Liberal Arts use when they’re asked to describe themselves. However, it’s a question they’re not often asked. Plenty of people, from journalists to researchers to employers, are looking to define who […]

Dean Randy Diehl

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders

October 28, 2013 by Randy Diehl

At a recent meeting of our college Advisory Council, an alumnus participating in a discussion on communications suggested that our college has one simple message to convey: “A liberal arts education is the best education for anyone aspiring to be a leader.” He was paraphrasing our global affairs expert Jeremi Suri, who at a previous […]

C-SPAN Features Harry Middleton’s Liberal Arts Honors Course on “The Johnson Years”

June 7, 2013 by Jessica Sinn Leave a Comment

A Liberal Arts Honors course taught by Harry Middleton, former director of the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, will be featured in a C-SPAN “Lectures in History” series at 12 p.m. on July 7. The series will spotlight the conclusion of Middleton’s popular course titled “The Johnson Years,” which explores the legislative activity that formed […]

Jordan Metoyer

Liberal Arts Honors Student Awarded Truman Scholarship

April 12, 2013 by Jessica Sinn Leave a Comment

Jordan Metoyer, a Liberal Arts Honors junior majoring in urban studies and economics at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Metoyer was one of 62 scholars from among 629 candidates nominated by 293 colleges and universities. Recipients must have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills, be […]

Alexander D'Jamoos with Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background.

Climbing Kilimanjaro

October 26, 2012 by Michelle Bryant Leave a Comment

Alexander D’Jamoos, a Liberal Arts Honors/International Relations and Global Studies sophomore in the College of Liberal Arts, spent his summer climbing Africa’s highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Born in Penza, Russia, he grew up in an orphanage for children with disabilities. At age 16, he was adopted by an American family and moved from Russia to […]

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