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Avery Johnson has successfully defended his Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination of his work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Jacob Hicks has successfully defended his Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Audrey Conley has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Allison Gibbons has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Aubrey Von Dem Bussche has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

MacKenzie Chambers has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

The following people recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Sneh Gandhi has successfully defended his Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination his work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Emma Turner has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Peter Hoffpauir has successfully defended his Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination his work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Middle Tennessee State University's Brandon Cruz Campero, a concrete industry management student, recently won a top "Sustainability in Concrete" scholarship from CarbonCure, an industry leader in sustainable concrete and building practices. Now in its fourth year, CarbonCure's scholarship program awarded $2,000 each to Campero and his four fellow scholarship recipients.

The latest episode of 'Honors Spotlight' features returning guest Batoul Sawas, a senior psychology major and Honors ambassador at Middle Tennessee State University, whose academic work and advocacy focus on student mental health and well-being. Hosted by Robin Lee, the episode highlights Sawas's Honors thesis, Beneath the Surface, which examines the relationships among self-esteem, parent-child dynamics, and personality traits in college students.

John Aduroja has successfully defended his Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination his work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Benicio Pardo has successfully defended his Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination his work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Dakota Carver has successfully defended his Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination his work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Maheswari Ramesh has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Batoul Sawas has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Taylor Tims has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Holly Olendorf has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Elizabeth Lawrence has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Aubrey Penney has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Madison Kilgore has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Sarah Huffman has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Sara Hauter has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Isabella Gilbert has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Lena Eccles has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination of her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Jocelyn Bullock has successfully defended her Honors thesis at MTSU. The defense marks the culmination her work in the Honors College, which challenges students to pursue advanced scholarship and original research.

Middle Tennessee State University's Honors Spotlight podcast will release a new episode on March 24, featuring Buchanan Fellow and English major Sarah Huffman, whose Honors thesis analyzes the emotional and literary depth of the iconic video game Halo Reach.

The latest episode of Middle Tennessee State University's "Honors Spotlight" podcast features an in-depth conversation with Joshua Wheaton, a 2025 Computer Science graduate whose research examines how artificial intelligence can help identify signs of depression in online communities.

A team of Middle Tennessee State University student researchers were appointed by associate biology professor Liz Barnes to collaborate with her on her NSF grant-funded project to help improve science communication through her Science Communication Education Research Network, better known as SCERN. In addition, the team accompanied Barnes to the network's inaugural, in-person meeting last summer at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolois, Minnesota.