Liberty University Honors Program

07/02/2026

Congratulations to Honors alumna Catherine Hardee for doing so well on Trivial Pursuit: she won 5 games and earned $34,000.

06/11/2026

Catherine Hardee is an Honors Program alumna and played for our Liberty Quiz Bowl team for 4 years, taking us to nationals in 2014, when we finished 20th in the country. Tonight, June 11, at 9:00, Catherine will be competing on the Trivial Pursuit TV show on the CW channel.

https://www.neusenews.com/index/2026/6/8/catherine-hardee-is-headed-back-to-the-national-trivia-stage?fbclid=IwY2xjawSXgV5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeEkjOfu_gK8ZDkqQbw26uozFqcmZoV_CdSIoMKU74df6WvL6N6AC9imG9NNo_aem_4HChEEfzBvxbtBwWPq3a1Q

The Kinston native and former “Jeopardy!” champion will appear on “Trivial Pursuit,” the television game show hosted by LeVar Burton. The episode, titled “On Thin Ice,” is listed by The CW as Season 2, Episode 219 and is scheduled to air Thursday at 9 p.m.

12/16/2025

The Honors College accepted 40 new Honors students from the November 1 application deadline--including 6 National Merit Semifinalists and 12 National Merit Commended students--who will be joining us for the fall 2026 semester.

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06/02/2025

Honors College alumnus Samuel Heath has been awarded a Fulbright grant to fund his master's degree in Finland: https://www.liberty.edu/news/2025/05/30/liberty-graduates-awarded-fulbright-grants-for-research-and-teaching-in-finland-poland/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKqhulleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE3NFpWM2FsZEJ1Qm1JRXhsAR74kRcjdYsunmERNSNciqk8At5f1KyzBKDJ8pOnawEnhwxzusHm6N0IFxPEaQ_aem_pr1xLmoKIs9-e5Gtzlf_oA

Two Liberty University graduates, Samuel “Lake” Heath and Evelyn Loftin, have been awarded grants through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, a prestigious scholarship provided to American students to teach, study, and research around the globe. The Fulbright Program, sponsored by...

04/16/2025

Congratulations to LU Honors College seniors Riley Banker and Emerson Allen who have been accepted and have chosen to attend law school at Harvard!

11/02/2024

https://www.liberty.edu/news/2024/10/31/libertys-honors-college-gives-ambitious-students-a-worthy-challenge-on-path-to-success/

When students attend Liberty University, they receive a quality education as they train to be Champions for Christ in their chosen fields. For those who desire additional academic challenges to develop them into leaders and scholars for the future, there’s...

07/10/2024

As of July 1, our Honors Program was rebranded as Honors Scholars and is part of a new Honors College at Liberty University with its own new web page that was just launched today (July 10):

Providing high-achieving students with outstanding academic experiences, leadership preparation, Christian development, and more!

03/17/2024

Early Honors registation for the fall semester begins after midnight tonight for returning students! In other Honors news, we have accepted 120 new Honors students for the fall semester, and the 20 accepted from the March 1st application deadline had an average 34.5 ACT/1535 SAT.

11/15/2023

11/02/2023

November 1 was the (postmarked) deadline for early Honors applications: we received 63 total applications--16 for the spring semester and 47 for the fall semester.