Spring 2015 Honors Seminars Addressing Critical Controversies in Today’s World

Taught by experts, these courses that take you into the frontlines of the big questions that are affecting the lives of real people in real time.

HONR238N Honors Seminar; "Saving Lives Millions at a Time":
Public Health and Contemporary Health Issues
Are energy drinks dangerous? Should HIV screening be mandated for college entry?
How likely is gun violence on a university campus?
DSHS

Kerry Green, School of Public Health  

W 1:00pm - 3:45pm  SPH 1302 

HONR259K Honors Seminar; Global Inequality

What are the causes, how does it threaten the foundations of society, and what can we do about it?

DSHS, SCIS

Roberto Korzeniewicz, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology 

TuTh 3:30pm - 4:45pm  ASY 3203 

HONR279R Honors Seminar; Faith and Values in Public Life

How should we respond to the political views of religious-based groups?

How might create a culture of tolerant debate?

D. Paul Monteiro, the White House

Tu 6:00pm - 8:30pm KEY 0119 

HONR349F Honors Colloquium; America and the Middle East
freshman and sophomores welcome!

Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development; Brookings Fellow

M 2:00pm - 4:45pm, TYD 1132