The Moody College Honors Program provides an intimate, vibrant, and supportive community for the cultivation of critical thinkers, engaged citizens, and transformative leaders. We’re on a quest. A quest to answer the most pressing issues of communication and society. And we believe it all starts with an inter-disciplinary and intellectually curious community that encourages exploration, critical reflection and independent work.
Our Community
Compared to many other honors programs, ours is relatively small, highly supportive, and deeply committed to community engagement and service. While meaningful community must also be given freedom to grow organically, the program creates the conditions to make that happen.
Honors Director
Dr. Guan Soon Khoo has been the Moody Honors director since 2024. He will teach the foundational course, Life of the Mind, starting Fall 2025. He earned his Ph.D. in Mass Communication, and his research focuses on media effects, including entertainment psychology.
Our History
The Moody College Honors Program builds on a foundation of honors education based on the simple belief that talented, motivated and intellectually curious students will excel in an environment of open discussion and the free exchange of ideas. In 2018, the program was expanded and improved to accommodate first and second-year students and to support independent research and projects.
The Moody College Honors Program provides an open forum for smart, curious, and creative students to explore and debate the big questions of communication and society.
Contact Us
Dr. Guan Soon Khoo, Director
Phone: 512-471-1553
comm-honors@austin.utexas.edu
@MoodyHonors on Instagram
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