Dr. Tom Bever, Regents Professor at the University of Arizona and a foundational figure in the field of psycholinguistics, joins It’s an Honor for a wide-ranging conversation on science, language, and the future of the mind.

Nagasriya Ramisetty, a junior in the W.A. Franke Honors College, will engage audiences in new ways of hearing, feeling and thinking about mental health by creating an original poetry and art collection as a part of the JustArts Fellowship.

We recently caught up with Franke Honors alumnus Ryan Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder of Culdesac, a car-free neighborhood developer, whose 20-year career spans Opendoor, the MTA, Bain Capital, and global urban planning.

The W.A. Franke Honors College is excited to announce the launch of The Venture Studio at Franke Honors, a new initiative aimed at cultivating entrepreneurial thinking and empowering students to transform ideas into real-world impact.

Dr. Adeel Yang, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of companies bridging healthcare, education, and technology, joins It’s an Honor for a wide-ranging conversation on medicine, startups, and innovation. This conversation offers a rare look into the thinking of a founder, Franke alum, and Flinn Scholar.

At the Franke Honors College, we are committed to exploring the ways our identity as an Honors College and a Hispanic Serving Institution intersect year-round.

The W.A. Franke Honors College is proud to announce the establishment of the Benjamin and Andrea Driggs Honors Travel Quest Endowment, a new fund that will expand research opportunities for honors students by supporting travel for research and presentations.

Natalie Rawlings, a rising senior at the W.A. Franke Honors College pursuing degrees in both Molecular and Cellular Biology and Biochemistry, has been selected as a 2025-26 Goldwater Scholar. She is one of the 441 Goldwater award recipients from colleges across the United States for the upcoming academic year.

W.A. Franke Honors Associate Professor of Practice Joost van Haren was featured on an episode of The Visioneers with Zay Harding. The show, which airs on CBS, takes viewers on a journey discovering eco-research and climate resilience around the globe.

William A. Franke, global investor, former aviation executive, and namesake of the W.A. Franke Honors College, joins the latest episode of the podcast. In this conversation, Franke reflects on his early life, career in law and intelligence, and decades of leadership in building Fortune 500 companies, as well as his deep commitment to education and creating a lasting impact through philanthropy.