South Carolina Honors College

2025 News

Sullivan award-winner dedicated to research, service

Tremayne Ansani, an Honors College neuroscience major from Columbia, has dedicated his University of South Carolina career to service and leadership in the classroom, in research and in helping his fellow students and the community at large.

Swanger award winner will take service mindset into medical career

Ridha Fatima, a biochemistry and molecular biology major in the Honors College, says her experiences as a service-minded leader at the University of South Carolina will inform her career as a physician and health care advocate.

Sullivan award winner dedicated to health care access in Appalachia

Reese Lycan, an Honors College student from Lexington, Kentucky, is majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology with a goal of becoming a physician.

Student government experience leads two USC seniors to Harvard Law

USC’s student government has two graduating Honors seniors who have been accepted to Harvard Law School, one of the nation’s top programs.

Two Arnold School students recognized with statewide awards at the South Carolina Public Health Association’s annual conference

Public health major Muskaan Makkar has been awarded the SCPHA Public Health Scholarship, and epidemiology doctoral student Penias Tembo received the Malcom U. Dantzler Scholarship.

“I realized that there was a lot more than just what there was in Thomas Cooper”: South Caroliniana Library Aids Undergraduates in Senior Thesis

The South Caroliniana Library has helped decades of undergraduates with their research. Now, Honors College seniors seek resources from the library for their final projects.

Taking the gold in Switzerland

Two Honors students won the GOLD prize for Best Sustainable Solution at the 2024 Global Sustainability Supply Chain Case Competition.

Greenville senior wins first place in annual state writing contest

Three seniors and one junior have won the top awards in the annual South Carolina High School Writing Contest.

USC has 2 Goldwater scholars in 2025

They are: Linden McGregor, a junior biomedical engineering major from Lexington, Kentucky, and Michael Pitre, a junior BARSC-MD candidate from West Sayville, New York.

Blended genres and blurred memories

South Carolina Honors College sophomore Abby Short, a studio art major, was selected for this year's Stormwater Collaborative Residency, adding a cooperative dimension to her artistic pursuits. Her work encompasses storytelling through visuals and text.

Recently elected Student Government leaders officially sworn in at inauguration

USC's newly elected Student Government leaders took their oaths of office during Inauguration at Rutledge Chapel on March 20.

A medical history

Stamps scholar Anusha Ghosh's Honors thesis research on Dr. Matilda Evans and the Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital will reach new audiences this spring, uplifting important pieces of Columbia's public health history.

Courtney Tkacs will become next student body president

Honors junior majoring in political science and public health will become USC's next student body president after serving as vice president in 2024-2025.

Monster Man

They say a dog is a man’s best friend, and for those with service dogs, this adage takes on a whole new meaning. For someone like Honors College senior Sarai Deese, her lovable companion has proved to be much more than a friend.

Honors in the news

Extra, extra! South Carolina Honors College students are covering campus happenings and student interests in all forms of media, from articles to airwaves -- but that's not all. They're also honing leadership skills, exploring creative interests and building lasting relationships with their peers. Read all about the SCHC students who are leading, or have recently led, the WUSC radio station, Garnet & Black, Student Gamecock Television (SGTV) and The Daily Gamecock.

Biochemistry senior connects with community through service organizations

Ridha Fatima, a biochemistry senior, joined the Network of Opportunities Toward Elderly Service her freshman year after seeing how hard isolation during the pandemic had been for many people, particularly her grandparents.

Global environmental interests stem from South Carolinian roots

2024 University of South Carolina graduates Kate Barnwell and Carlos Sanchez Julia are pursuing joint master's degrees in the areas of environmental policy, agriculture and sustainability, joining the next generation of climate scholars and advocates.

4 recognized for social justice work

The University of South Carolina has recognized students, faculty and staff members for their work on campus and in the larger community with 2025 Social Justice Awards.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist's second act connects athletes' minds and bodies

Honors alumni Natasha Hastings's athletic talent eventually would propel her to multiple world championships and gold medals, however, her initial start on the Gamecock track and field team was less than stellar.

Never too young for research

For Honors sophomore Zachary Gardiner, a chemical engineering major and nuclear engineering minor, his research experience began even before entering a classroom at the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing.

First-generation student finds connections on campus

As a first-generation Honors College student and an Asian American, Sarah Tra worried if she would find community and connect to her culture on campus. However, joining student organizations helped her make on campus cultural connections.

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