Honors College News
Fall 2024
- EMU sophomore attends the Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference
- Eastern Michigan University names Alex Pizaña 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names Amari Rosenburg 2024 Presidential Scholar
- EMU Honors College students form Gift of Life club and host their first campus drive
- Eastern Michigan University names Kazimir Reszetar 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names Benjamin Schuessler 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names Gabe Muro 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names Aya Sabri 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names Ayesha Nadeem 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names Brandon Brown 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names Emma Main 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names AnnaBelle Favre 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Senior opens doors for future students through U.S. travel program
- Senior figure skater spins to win at 2024 Nations Cup in Bordeaux, France
- Eastern Michigan University names Maria Clara Faustini Santos 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names Milani Motton 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University student designs limited-edition T-shirt for Black Homecoming, part of EMU’s overall celebration
- Eastern Michigan University names Khatab Alkhashali 2024 Presidential Scholar
- Eastern Michigan University names Caroline Buxton 2024 Presidential Scholar
- EMU McNair Scholars attend the 2024 UCLA National McNair Conference
Summer 2024
- Andrew Cornett joins the Eastern Michigan University Honors College as the new associate dean
- EMU Honors Crochet and Knitting Club ties the community together through acts of service
- Collaborative art wall pays homage to MLK Jr.’s legacy; Aaron Liepman's "Walk to Freedom" LEGO mosaic is a focal point of the display
- Three members of the EMU community (one student, two faculty members) selected as Fulbright Finalists by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
- Honors student Nia Crutcher's artistic talent evident in "A Black Girl's Garden: A Solo Exhibition"
Winter 2024
- EMU Presidential Scholar awarded Critical Language Scholarship to study in Taiwan
- Senior Honors student wins National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
- Honors College Queer Talks: "Uniquely Queer, Uniquely You" theme sets new precedent at EMU
- Eight Honors students publish in the 2023 EMU McNair Scholars Research Journal
- Honors seniors graduate with eight publications drawing attention to Alzheimer's Disease
- Junior Honors student becomes finalist for Harry S. Truman Scholarship
- Star Lecture: The Civil Rights Movement offers examples of one life making a difference
- Eastern Michigan University senior Presidential Scholar becomes a Fulbright Semi-finalist
- Alumni gift brings $2 million to support track and field; an inside look at the Honors College highlight latest episode of EMU Today TV
- Three Eastern Michigan University Honors students accepted into leadership program
- Eastern Michigan University Honors alumna recognized as a "top staffer to watch" on congressional hill
Fall 2023
- EMU Presidential Scholar also earns prestigious Gates Scholarship in pursuit of an aviation degree
- Honors College to celebrate end of semester with holiday Swoopla event
- Eastern Michigan University student earns the 2024 Miss Washtenaw County title and scholarship
- EMU Honors College sophomore Shayla Mostyn goes viral by spreading kindness and inclusivity
- Eastern Michigan University student appointed to Michigan Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force
- Honors College community constructs mosaic comprised of thousands of bottle caps to cap off a year of serious play
- EMU Honors seniors selected to participate in public policy programs at the University of Michigan and Stanford University
- EMU McNair Scholars Program names Dr. Kimberly Brown as new director
- Eastern Michigan University Honors student awarded the Mid-East Honors Association's James S. Ruebel Memorial Scholarship
Summer 2023
- 369 Students Named PCAOB Scholars for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
- Eastern Michigan University students and faculty collaborate on wide variety of projects to be funded by 2023 Undergraduate Research Stimulus Program Awards
- EMU Junior Rosie Friend named a 2023 Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
Winter 2023
- Eastern Michigan University recognizes fall 2022 Presidential Scholars
- Eastern Michigan University graduating senior Maitham Khanafer creates a home away from home for Arab students.
- Four Eastern Michigan University students granted Fulbright Awards for 2023-2024 academic year.
- EMU soars to new heights with record number of Fulbright Semi-Finalists
- Four GameAbove Advisory Board Members lead an Honors Star Lecture Series Titled, "The Player's Journey"
- Eastern Michigan University's Honors College to host 3rd Annual Women's Leadership Panel on March 27th.
- Eastern Michigan University's first-generation student inspired by parents' migration to the U.S. hopes to become immigration lawyer.
- Jaida Turner, Honors College sophomore and Jessica Turner, EMU senior, use their musical talents to help those experiencing difficult times.
- Honors College Faculty Dr. Aaron Liepman featured in MLive for creating MLK mosaic.
- EMU psychology major Jacklyn Staffeld receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program award
- Thousands of miles from home, Arab students at Eastern Michigan form own community
Fall 2022
- Ronald E. McNair Grant renewed for five years.
- Honors College junior Rylee Clairday shares her initiative to end stigma around living with disabilities.
Summer 2022
- McNair Scholars Program Assistant Director Dr. Kimberly Brown shares graduation day with her daughter.
- Dr. Megan Moore, Associate Professor of Anthropology, named new Associate Dean of the Honors College.
Winter 2022
- Honors College student Alex Chumney has earned a Goldwater Scholarship.
- Black Honors Student Organization (BHSO) spearheads winter clothing drive.
- Kristeana Banks chosen for Public Policy and International Affairs Program Junior Summer Institute.
- Honors students among nominees for Goldwater Scholarship.
- Honors student spends remote semester living and volunteering in Ghana.
Fall 2021
- Honors College assistant director and student fellows lead a workshop on enhancing diversity and inclusion at National Conference.
- Honors College student attends prestigious Harvard Public Policy Conference.
- The Honors College initiates virtual student travel during the pandemic.
- Twelve Honors students awarded the 2021-2022 Alumni Engagement Legacy Scholarship.
Summer 2021
- Honors College rising sophomore Anna Watson one of two EMU students to earn All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
- Honors College senior and three-time McNair Scholar, David DeLisle earns “Outstanding Undergraduate Student of the Year” Scholarship from the Engineering Society of Detroit.
Fall 2020/Winter 2021
- Honors College upper-classmen place high at National Forensics Association Tournament.
- Dr. John Staunton, Associate Dean of The Honors College named an institutional winner for the Outstanding Faculty for Student Success Award!
- Five outstanding transfer students attending The Honors College at Eastern Michigan University with support of scholarship from Thomas Sidlik and Rebecca Boylan.
- Virtual Speaker Series: Race, Policing and Social Justice in 2020.
- Seven Honors students awarded the Alumni Engagement Legacy Scholarship.