LSU OGDEN HONORS COLLEGE JOINS SEC-WIDE INITIATIVE EXAMINING THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS

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April 13, 2026

Ogden Honors College Junior George Tisdale Named Goldwater Scholar: George Tisdale, a junior in the LSU Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College majoring in Chemistry, has been named a 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholar. Established by Congress in 1986 in honor of Senator Barry Goldwater, the scholarship is awarded annually to outstanding undergraduates who demonstrate exceptional promise in STEM research careers. Only 454 scholarships were awarded nationwide for the 2026-2027 academic year.

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Coming Home: Jordan LaHaye Fontenot on Returning to LSU as the 2026 Honors Convocation Speaker

Ogden Honors College alumna and bestselling author Jordan LaHaye Fontenot returns to LSU as the keynote speaker for the 2026 Honors Convocation on Monday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Theater. Here's what she had to say about her return to campus.

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New Honors Course for Fall 2026: The Future of American Healthcare

A new honors special topics course for fall 2026, co-taught by Dr. Mike Rolfsen and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. Examine the policy, practice, and politics shaping the future of American healthcare from both clinical and legislative perspectives.

An LSU Ogden Honors College advisor walking through courses with a student.

11 HNRS Courses You May Not Have Heard Of (But Should Take a Look At)

The Ogden Honors College offers a slate of special topics courses that don't always make it onto students' radars, and are easy to miss when you're hunting for a class to round out your schedule. We pulled together eleven courses offered this fall, with topics ranging from Bollywood cinema to artificial intelligence to the rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement, that deserve a closer look before you finalize your fall plans.