Honors College alumna Cat Barry is off to a record-breaking start in professional soccer, leading Lexington Sporting Club to a league championship while setting the Gainbridge Super League single-season scoring record.
USC’s student interns explore a variety of career paths and hone professional skills that will serve them in any field. Honors senior Riley Smith is featured and discusses the experiences that will prepare her for P.A. school.
Honors alumni Kathy Carlsten and Peter Siachos say they draw on the critical thinking and collaborative skills, the debate-oriented approach and intellectual ambition that Honors courses cultivate in their legal practices.
We checked in with South Carolina Honors College alumni from across the world to ask: What was your thesis? How relevant is it to your life and career? And if you were to write one now, what would you explore?
From the film production studio to the lab, winners of the William A. Mould Senior Thesis Award have made notable impacts on their fields of study. That's certainly impressive, but we wondered: What happened next? We caught up with a few winners, and they're continuing to make strides in their professional careers.
Catherine Keyser, professor of English Language and Literature, has lost count of how many Honors College senior thesis projects she has directed. But she remembers her students -- their thesis-writing journeys, the ways in which she's guided them, and the revelations they made.
At first glance, Hansel Haase's and Riley Sutherland's Honors College senior thesis projects couldn't be more different: a Star Wars musical and a research thesis on women of the American Revolution. Upon further examination, however, these two theses showcase the impact of an interdisciplinary, passion-driven project.
Dean Steven Lynn shares an update on the state of the South Carolina Honors College as he reflects on the senior thesis and the many exciting things ahead.
From an early age, Honors alumna Stephanie Kyle had an appreciation for people from all over the world. She entertained thoughts of traveling far from South Carolina for college, but everything changed when she toured USC. As a student, she traveled widely and got involved in student organizations focused on global business and supply chain. Today, she is pricing director at a major global company.
A time old tradition, every year the South Carolina Honors College welcomes a new class of graduates during a special ceremony called Revocation.
Recently named the 2026 Dennis A. Pruitt Outstanding Advocate for First-Year Students, Honors alumnus Andrew Pana says his leadership is rooted in his love for the communities he found at USC and his desire to help younger students find their home on campus.
You may know Cocky from game day at Williams-Brice, but some of his biggest fans sit on classroom floors, not stadium seats. Behind the yellow beak are two seniors who’ve been involved with Cocky's Reading Express for the last four years. Meet Emma Connelly and Honors alumnus Walker Weaver.
After studying abroad and leading hands-on energy efficiency projects, Honors College alumna Ella Michel is launching a career in energy policy.
Read the class of 2026 profiles to learn about what made their experiences so special. Honors alumni Shyam Ganesh Babu, Olivia Hoyhtya and Natalie Jacob-Bell are featured and reflect on the past four years.
Some students enter college in pursuit of answers. Rachael Davis pursued questions, then connections, developing semesterly themes that synthesized her coursework. We caught up with Davis to learn more about this introspective, reflective process.
With support from the Division of IT and the South Carolina Honors College, the Provost's AI Fellowship gives students hands-on experience with faculty while expanding the impact of AI across teaching and research.
For Jake Arcement, career aspirations in mental health care began with an open mind, a curiosity about the brain and a passion for human connection. In retrospect, the pieces align perfectly; in reality, Arcement's experiences in and out of the classroom helped him arrive at his future organically.
Five first-year Honors students were selected for the 2026 Accelerated Undergraduate to J.D. program cohort, a newly developed academic program at the University of South Carolina.
A decades-long fascination with life has inspired Honors senior Rachel Kiser, one of two Algernon Syndey Sullivan Awards recipients, to dedicate her career to improving drug treatments for diseases.
Leadership and service is at the heart of everything Honors senior Santiago Avendaño Palacio, one of two Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award recipients, does.
Desiree White has pursued just about every opportunity that the South Carolina Honors College has to offer, including designing her own major, which combines music, statistics and anthropology. Though she's learned a great deal at USC, a two-week Honors Maymester in Paris, France, might have taught her the most important lesson.
Each year, the Young Alumni Council proudly presents the Gamecock35 — a select cohort of outstanding alumni under the age of 35 who embody the spirit of Carolina and are making meaningful impacts in their fields, their communities and for their fellow Gamecocks. This year's cohort features several Honors alumni, including Jenni Williams '13 and Erin Brown '18.
Honors sophomore Joyce Edwards earns a spot on the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Second Team.
Beginning in fall 2026, the South Carolina Honors College will partner with other honors colleges and programs in the Southeastern Conference to provide students with a new interconnected class experience.
Honors international business majors Francesca Cumello and Colby Greene will continue their studies at the University of Oxford in England next fall.
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