Scholars in Schools
To help you select a topic and professor, review the Honors College professors participating in the Scholars in Schools program. To schedule a visit, complete the information request form.
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Dr. Jeremy BaileyPolitical Science Seminar Topics: The American Founding, Jefferson v. Hamilton, The Revolution of 1800, Presidential Elections, Presidential Greatness, Presidential Power, Lincoln’s Greatness |
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Dr. Susan CollinsPolitical Science Seminar Topics: Classical Political Thought (Plato, Aristotle, Thucydides, Xenophon), Theories of Justice, Ethics and Politics, Civic Education and Citizenship, War and Empire in Ancient World |
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Dr. Orson CookHistory Seminar Topics: African American History Post-Civil War, Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Movement, The Obama Phenomenon, Houston History |
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Dr. Ted EstessEnglish Seminar Topics: “Life Stories in the Classroom,” Elie Wiesel’s Night, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, “Poems to Live a Life By” |
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Dr. Christine LeVeaux-HaleyPolitical Science Seminar Topics: Current Political Elections, Presidential Elections 2000, 2008 and 2012, Black Political Philosophy, Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign, Bill Cosby v. Michael Dyson |
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Dr. Gabriela MayaCreative Writing Seminar Topics: Shakespeare’s Sonnets, The Metamorphosis-Ovid, Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, Macbeth |
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Dr. Kimberly MeyerCreative Writing Seminar Topics: Modern American Poets (T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens), The Great Gatsby, Death of a Salesman, The Iliad, The Odyssey, "Homeric Hymn to Demeter" |
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Dr. Tamler SommersPhilosophy Seminar Topics: Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Revenge and Justice, Moral Diversity, Darwinism and Ethics, Science and Ethics |