04/24/2026
Meet Olivia Carzon who is also this year's Honor Scholar in Mathematics!
The Honors Program at UM-Dearborn is designed for qualified, highly motivated students who want an extra level of challenge and stimulus in their college experience.
Meet Honors student Olivia Carzon, a triple major in Mathematics, Applied Statistics, and French Studies!
She says, “From reading Socrates in my Honors classes to Emile Zola in my French classes, my love for elegant and clever writings as well as their ability to argue clearly and effectively led me to major in those three areas. Each of these fields has contributed greatly to who I am today, challenging me to better develop my own arguments and perspectives as well as to understand those of others.”
Olivia notes that the Honors Program gave her the opportunity to grow as a thinker and person by encouraging critical thinking while providing the chance to be a part of an academically diverse community.
She says, “While learning and tutoring French, my understanding and appreciation of linguistic and cultural diversity have been strengthened, and they inspire me to take on new and unexpected challenges. Through taking courses such as Number Theory, working on research in Fourier Analysis, or tutoring students in Calculus, I have found the rigor and logic of mathematics strikingly beautiful, and I plan to pursue a PhD in this field after graduation. I am very grateful to the faculty of the Honors Program for their incredible instruction and investment in the courses and students as well as my fellow students who have made this journey a joy.”
➡Learn more about our Honors Program: https://umdearborn.edu/casl/undergraduate-programs/honors-program
