A Community of Scholars
A top producer of nationally-competed award recipients, such as Fulbright, Marshall
and Rhodes scholars, Barrett supports student success well-beyond graduation.
Global Classroom
Barrett students take advantage of earning honors credit around the globe
with exciting, honors-only courses in Europe, Asia and South America.
Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Study in an environment where creativity and innovation are prized, where students are
given the resources to promote meaningful change in society, both locally and globally.
Leaders and Changemakers
From cutting-edge research to service and community engagement, our students are
leaders in global awareness and social embeddedness, and at the forefront of change.
Green Living
With a focus on efficient energy consumption, recycling and a rooftop garden,
The Sustainability House at Barrett makes "going green" a way of life.
Signature Events
Barrett is dedicated to bringing stimulating, vibrant and topical speakers to the college, from
lectures to forums to discussion groups that encourage education beyond the classroom.
Welcome toBarrett, The Honors College at ASUBarrett students have the unique advantage of experiencing a small, intellectually and socially vibrant environment while having access to the vast resources of the major research university at ASU. Barrett students simultaneously benefit from being with others of the same intellectual preparation and commitment and enjoy the advantages of a university environment actively engaged in exploring all areas of human interest and concern. All students who enter ASU through Barrett, The Honors College also enroll in a disciplinary college and pursue one or more of the 275+ available disciplinary majors and concentrations. Their education is the result of the integration of all colleges at ASU, including Barrett, that cultivate the talents and interests of Barrett students and endeavor to meet their changing needs as they develop academically and socially |
     
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Media Gallery
THE BARRETT EXPERIENCE
(12:06) Members of the honors college community talk about why Barrett is truly the best honors college in the nation.
Spotlight on Our Students
Gardenia Coleman
“I am a Volunteer for Sparky Welcome Team and BCHANS. I am also a member of Dean Peck’s Student Advisory Board (at the Downtown Campus) and a Student Success Coach and Obama Scholars Mentor. My future goals are to continue telling stories that give a voice to the marginalized, increase community awareness and identify real solutions that encourage social change.”
Recent News
Luben is hoping to develop a framework to study the potential disruptions caused by insufficient school capacity and access in countries of varying income. The $9,000 grant is given to four students in the country each year. Winners are required to circumnavigate the globe, stopping at a minimum of five countries on three continents.
Arizona State University honors student and engineering major Madeline Grade has been awarded one of the most prominent post-graduate scholarships given to college and university students in the United States.
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Upcoming Events
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Designed as an independently organized TED event, this sell-out event will feature signature TED talks from Barbara Bush and President Michael Crow.
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Jessica Jackley is a founder and former Chief Marketing Officer of Kiva, the world’s first peer to peer microlending website. She will be speaking on the topic of “Alleviating Poverty through Social Justice, Social Entrepreneurship and Social Finance.”
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