Fall 2025 Honors Colloquium
In fall of 2025 the Honors Program hosted their 62nd annual Honors colloquium titled Education Behind The Curtains kicked off by former Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The series led by colloquium coordinators Daniel Kelley and Lazaro Camacho Jr. explored how history, policy, and innovation shapes learning from early childhood through higher education. From AI-driven instruction to the growing need for equity-minded educators, this series dove into the most urgent challenges in PK-20 education.
photo by Michael Salerno
River Stories course
In Dr. Heather Johnsons Honors Seminar course “River Stories” (HPR 411 ) students study rivers in film, literature, oral histories, and geography, paying particular attention to the socio-cultural meanings of rivers in New England. This course explores Indigenous and European ways of knowing rivers. Students will explore local rivers on foot and by kayaking on the narrow river, learn from guest speakers, go on a Providence river tour, and write place-based narratives.