Franke Honors junior Andrea Hernández grew up in Nogales, Sonora, where she attended a nursing-intensive high school before transferring to school in Rio Rico. She reflects on her passion for science and how it felt to split her education across the border.

The PHXMED Distinguished Learners Early Assurance Program will allow Franke Honors students to apply for admission to the College of Medicine - Phoenix during their junior year.

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.

A new grant awarded to the University of Arizona will implement a distinct character development framework in the context of the Honors Early Assurance Program, a partnership with the College of Medicine - Tucson.

2026 Flinn Scholar Rain Elika Dimaliwat just started her journey as a first year Franke Honors Wildcat. She will be studying neuroscience and cognitive science in The College of Science, and has a passion for creative storytelling.

The SueBob Vaughan Leaders Endowed Chair was established through a $2 million gift from Drs. Bob and Sue Vaughan last fall. 

"Animality: 100 Years of Photographs" was curated in collaboration with Franke Honors students who participated in professors Netzin and Dieter Steklis’s Fall 2025 course, Human and Animal Interrelationships.

On this episode of It’s an Honor, Dean Pollard is joined by former student Sean McClain, to discuss Sean’s remarkable journey from curious undergraduate to successful entrepreneur.

Aspiring Fulbright students at the U of A work with the Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships within the W.A. Franke Honors College to apply for the award.