Chancellor's Honors Program

2008 Goldwater Scholars Announced

Three Chancellor's Honors Program students have been honored by the Barry S. Goldwater Foundation. Brad O'Dell, Jamie Troupe, and Casey Williams have been named 2008 Goldwater Scholars. Click here to learn more about the selected students.

Inaugural Class of Haslam Scholars Announced

Twenty-five high school seniors visited UT's campus March 8-9, 2008. Though fifteen were chosen as the inaugural class for the Haslam Scholars Program, all twenty-five will receive the university's most prestigious Chancellor's Scholarships as well as membership in UT's highly selective Chancellor's Honors Program. More than 1,100 students met the eligibility criteria for the program, and more than 200 students conducted preliminary interviews. The Haslam Scholars Program is a premiere honors program akin to the Jefferson Scholars Program at University of Virginia and the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Click here to learn more about the program and the selected students.

Chancellor's Honors First-Year Seminars Class Project

First-year students in the Chancellor's Honors Program embark on their honors curriculum in their first semester via one of many interesting, interdisciplinary courses taught by leading faculty at the university. Click here to learn about the project Dr. Bruce Wheeler's class, 1800: The Birth of Modern America, completed this past fall.