The Honors College at UMass Lowell

09/04/2026

Note: the flyer inaccurately has the program's date as 2026, not 2027. We are offering travel to Spain & Morocco, not the past.

Apply today! https://viaumasslowell.via-trm.com/program_brochure/38081

Two countries. Two continents. One week. Apply today!

Our Honors Winter Term program takes students from Granada, Spain to Tangier and Chefchaouen, Morocco, January 2-10, 2026.

Students satisfy Honors, Arts and Humanities, and World Ready requirements while satisfying two of the four requirements needed to earn the RHED in Global Engagement. All majors and class levels are welcome.

Applications are open now: https://viaumasslowell.via-trm.com/program_brochure/38081

Application link also in the Linkt

Questions? Email [email protected]

09/02/2026

Grab a friend and let them know...today is the last day to buy tickets for River Hawk Hockey Opening Night vs. Clarkson on Friday, Oct. 9 and get a voucher good to come to any other October and November game FREE.

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09/02/2026

Two countries. Two continents. One week. Apply today!

Our Honors Winter Term program takes students from Granada, Spain to Tangier and Chefchaouen, Morocco, January 2-10, 2026.

Students satisfy Honors, Arts and Humanities, and World Ready requirements while satisfying two of the four requirements needed to earn the RHED in Global Engagement. All majors and class levels are welcome.

Applications are open now: https://viaumasslowell.via-trm.com/program_brochure/38081

Application link also in the Linkt

Questions? Email [email protected]

09/01/2026

Apply today to study abroad this winter in Taiwan with the Honors College! Two weeks. One rural classroom in Pingtung. A lifetime of impact.

Design STEM lessons for elementary kids, team up with Taiwanese teachers, and explore everything from Taipei's night markets to Kenting's coastline. No teaching experience needed, just a willingness to show up and make a difference.

UMass Lowell Study Abroad: Taiwan | January 3-15, 2027

Apply here: https://viaumasslowell.via-trm.com/program_brochure/38153

Link also in our Linktree in bio.

08/31/2026

Welcome (back), River Hawks!

Whether you're stepping onto campus for the very first time or coming back for another year, you're officially part of the Honors College family. From day one, the Allen House is your home base. Drop in, ask questions, grab a study spot or cup of tea, and let us help you navigate everything UMass Lowell's Honors College has to offer. Here's to a school year full of big ideas, new friendships, and even bigger growth. We're so glad you're here!

08/19/2026

Families & friends, let’s connect! 🎓 Join us this fall for the Honors Family & Friends Forum - free Zoom series supporting your first-year student. 📚

08/10/2026

Don't take our word for it. Here is recent honors graduate Elliot Johnson encouraging you to register for PHYS 3160.201 this fall semester!

The course is your chance to explore how tech & innovation are changing the game in under-resourced communities around the world!

No prereqs. No experience needed. Just bring curiosity and an open mind.

Plus...this course is your first step toward studying abroad in Ghana in 2027 with the Honors College!

T/Th 11:00–12:15 PM | North Campus, taught by Dr. Robert H. Giles.

08/07/2026

PHYS 3160.201 is your chance to explore how tech & innovation are changing the game in under-resourced communities around the world!
No prereqs. No experience needed. Just bring curiosity and an open mind.
Plus... this course is your first step toward studying abroad in Ghana in 2027 with the Honors College!

T/Th 11:00–12:15 PM | North Campus, taught by Dr. Robert H. Giles.

07/27/2026

Consider registering for FAHS 4600: Graduate School Preparation Seminar, a one-credit Honors Ready course taught by Dr. Alison McConwell.

Fall 2026, Thursdays 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Thinking of next steps after your undergraduate degree?

This one-credit seminar helps students in FAHSS prepare to apply to graduate school. Students will learn how to put together graduate school applications along with effective strategies to support successful outcomes. If you need a permission number, please email [email protected]

This course is a Career Connected Experience for the CCE Requirement & satisfies an honors requirement as an Honors Ready course.

07/20/2026

Consider registering for the honors ready course: WLSP 3120: Cultural Representations of the Spanish Civil War!

This course will examine the Spanish Civil war as the foundational trauma on which Spain's modernity and its cultural production are based. We will study the events through the lens of different ideological representations of the war in conjunction with a variety of aesthetic perspectives, completing the study of literature with the representation of this event through film and photography produced during and after the civil war.

Taught by Oscar Ruiz Hernandez.

Pre-req: WLSP.2120 Spanish 4 and Culture Conducted in Spanish