January 14, 2026
Morehead Honors College once again achieves top standing
Recognition marks second time in a row the college has ranked No. 1 in the nation By Stephanie Schupska For the second time in a row, the Jere W. Morehead Honors College at the University of Georgia has been ranked No. 1 among honors programs and colleges nationwide, according to a recent announcement by College […]
December 14, 2025
Honors student named a 2026 Marshall Scholar
The Marshall Sholarship funds graduate study at any university in the United Kingdom By Stephanie Schupska University of Georgia senior Finn Walsh will build on her studies in infectious disease next fall as UGA’s newest Marshall Scholar. The scholarship is among the most selective graduate awards for Americans. This year, 43 students were named Marshall […]
October 8, 2025
Sullivans + Honors
Family discusses the impact the Morehead Honors College has had on their children and why they give back in the Q&A below. Nancy Denlea and Michael Sullivan, both physicians in Brunswick, have sent five of their six children through the Morehead Honors College. They share more about their family below. What has Honors meant for […]
September 3, 2025
Making an ‘indelible impact’
The Morehead Honors College prepares students for medical school and graduate education in the health sciences. By Chuck Toney It was an opportunity long in the making. When the University of Georgia announced that the state had approved the creation of a new School of Medicine, Meg Amstutz, the dean of the Morehead Honors College, […]
September 3, 2025
Law & Honors
In this Q&A, Dan Coenen, Harmon W. Caldwell Chair in Constitutional Law, reflects on his time at the University of Georgia and his work with the Morehead Honors College. Dan Coenen retired in spring 2025 after serving on the University of Georgia School of Law faculty since 1987. For many years, he was an interview […]
April 30, 2025
Honors senior recognized with Scoville Peace Fellowship
Sean Manning is no stranger to high achievement at the University of Georgia and has been recognized for his hard work both in and out of the classroom. Sean was recently named a Scoville Peace Fellow, giving him the privilege of working full-time at an organization of his choice, bridging the gap between his academic […]
April 10, 2025
Three UGA undergraduates awarded 2025 Goldwater Scholarship
From crop molecular genetics to estuarine mussels to computer experiments, three University of Georgia undergraduates have been honored for furthering research in their fields of study. Juniors Oscar de la Torre, Anderson Smith and Sloka Sudhin are among the 441 undergraduates from across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars this spring. […]
January 24, 2025
UGA sets record with three Schwarzman Scholars
The University of Georgia and the Schwarzman Scholars program are both celebrating big achievements this year: UGA set a record with three Schwarzman Scholars in a single year, and the Schwarzman Scholars program announced its 10th class of recipients. The UGA recipients are seniors Aryan Thakur of Cumming and Amanda Whylie of Kingston, Jamaica, and […]
December 10, 2024
Honors alumni in Bulldog 100
The University of Georgia is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its Bulldog 100 list of the fastest-growing organizations owned or led by UGA alumni, with several Morehead Honors College graduates making it onto the publication. Through risk and innovative thinking, these Honors Dawgs are showing the value of an education both within the Honors College […]
October 10, 2024
Lunch & field trips: New Honors offering takes students across campus
Editor’s note: Parts of this story were featured in the 2024 edition of the Honors magazine. Honors students are used to learning over lunch in Moore Hall through donor-funded Lunchbox Lectures that feature various UGA faculty. In 2022, Kora Burton and Maria de Rocher started brainstorming ways to both feed students and take them to […]
