Honors Peer Mentorship

There has been a new initiative within the Honors Program to emphasize peer mentorship. Within the last few weeks, Honors Junior and Senior mentors met with their underclassmen mentees.

Script Literary Journal

Whitworth is the proud host of a literary journal called Script. Script is a completely student-run journal that has been producing editions since 1987, and this year’s edition is collecting submissions from several new categories.

Live Laugh Love by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

On October 22nd, Whitworth welcomed Kristin Kobes Du Mez as part of the Weyerhaeuser Speaker Series.

Honors Course Planning Guide 2026

provided by Ally McAfee

Your Planning Guide to 2026 Jan Term, Spring, and Summer Registration!

Banned Books Week 2025

The Whitworth Democracy Lab’s Banned Book Club hosted our 2025 Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week ran from Oct 5-11 this year. The Banned Book Club finished reading 1984 by George Orwell and initiated several projects on campus.

HN 300 and 400

A core part of the Honors Program here at Whitworth is our final capstone project.

Fall 2025 Speakers on Campus

Whitworth traditionally hosts a large selection of speakers for students, visitors, and faculty to hear and learn from. Honors students, in particular, will find these experiences valuable and instructional.

Fall 2025 Lunch Network

The Honors Program had its first Honors Lunch Network of the Fall 2025 Semester. We look forward to where our discussions will take us!

Democracy Lab Made Possible by Endowment

As we ring in the new 2025-2026 school year, the Honors Program has taken off running. Whitworth Honors is the proud recipient of a large endowment from the Mullet Fund. Full press release below:

More Than Just Language

When reading current or aged literature pieces, in Spanish, English, or any other language, the words we encounter in our readings can feel timeless or oddly foreign. The use of linguistic terms can tell the reader a lot – not just about the language itself, but about the period the piece was written in and how languages have evolved alongside their culture, class, and other impacting aspects.