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An Update from Anna

March 23, 2023 Community Life Featured
Dear UHPers, I am writing to you to share some news. I will be leaving my role at the University Honors Program. I will greatly miss being a part of this wonderful community, and while I am sad to be leaving, I am looking forward to this next chapter in…

Ryan Tiedemann Strasser Winning Essay!

March 21, 2023 Community Life Competitions Featured Student Voices
  The American Folk Revival and Confucianism: A Comparative Analysis   Abstract This paper will analyze the Confucian ideal of music as according to prominent scholars in the tradition, then apply its principles to the American Folk Revival. Confucius believed that music, unlike ritual, should promote both unity between people…

Anna Weber’s Strasser Winning Essay!

March 21, 2023 Community Life Competitions Featured Student Voices
  The Cold War-Era Jazz Ambassadors Program: A State Department Success   This paper seeks to provide a thorough overview and analysis of the U.S. State Department’s Cold War-era Jazz Ambassadors program. The essay opens with an overview of public and cultural diplomacy, emphasizing how the Jazz Ambassadors program proved…

JaeMin Chu’s Strasser Winning Essay!

March 21, 2023 Competitions Featured Student Voices
Stoic Depictions in the Works of Salvator Rosa Abstract:         This paper explores how the works of Salvator Rosa reflect the Neo-Stoic movement of the Italian Late-Renaissance and Baroque. The Neo-Stoic movement was characterized by the rise of the Neo-Classical movement. Influences from Antiquity guided these movements,…

Fall 2023 Registration Guide

March 21, 2023 Courses Featured General News
It’s almost time to register! To help prepare, check out these tips and reminders. Early Registration Date: Friday, April 14th @ 9AM-11:59PM EST Early registration is for your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th semesters! Regular Registration Schedule Priority Registration Date Day Category Eligible April 13 – Aug 23 All Degree-Seeking Graduate…

2023 Strasser Prize Winners Announced!

March 20, 2023 Competitions Featured General News Student Voices
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Strasser Writing Prize competition!  We have one first place winner, and two runners-up. 1st Place: JaeMin Chu – “Stoic Depictions in the Works of Salvator Rosa”  Click here to read their essay!  Runners Up: Anna Weber – “The Cold War-Era Jazz Ambassadors Program:…

Honors Student Spotlight: Lilly Swank

March 7, 2023 Community Life Featured Student Voices
Lilly Swank is a graduating senior majoring in Economics. During her time at GW, she’s focused on fostering relationships in various orgs like GW Women’s Rugby, TEDxFoggyBottom, and most importantly the UHP! She loves working at the Townhouse to help plan UHP events, and the crucial job of optimizing snack…

Congratulations UHP SURE Award Recipients (Spring 2023)

March 6, 2023 Community Life Featured General News
Congratulations to the following Spring 2023 recipients of the UHP SURE Award, an individual grant of up to $1000 to support UHPers’ research activities: Caleb Auerbach, Senior, Political Communication Lexi Carmine, Junior, Biomedical Engineering John Fine, Senior, Political Communication  Sana Hafiz, Junior, Public Health J.P. Infortuna, Senior, Political Communication  Anne…