Buchanan Fellows Challenged at Inauguration

Study Abroad Funding Is Doubled

Professor Michael Federici spoke at the 2022 Buchanan Fellowship inauguration on how a broad knowledge of the humanities can help one live a good life.

Challenging those in attendance, the Political Science and International Affairs faculty member also discussed the importance of self-knowledge and self-control.

During the Sept. 9 event, Honors College Dean John R. Vile announced that the amount of funding for any current or future active Buchanan Fellows to study abroad will be doubled from $2,500 to $5,000. Twenty freshmen representing five states were inaugurated into the Buchanan Fellowship at the ceremony at the Tom H. Jackson Building.

New Buchanan Fellows and Honors faculty pose with Honors College Dean John R. Vile (l) and Honors Associate Dean Philip E. Phillips (r) following their September inauguration.

Buchanan Fellow and musician Antonio Dodson, an Economics and Accounting major, played his violin prior to a welcome from Buchanan Fellows Annalise Dodson and Casey Epting. Associate Dean Philip E. Phillips led the recitation of the Honors Creed.

The Buchanan Fellowship, awarded by the University Honors College, is named in honor of alumnus James M. Buchanan (class of 1940), recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The fellowship is the highest academic award given to an entering freshman at MTSU.

To compete for a Buchanan Fellowship, applicants must apply for undergraduate admission to MTSU by Dec. 1 of the year before full enrollment. They also must have a high school GPA of 3.5 and a composite ACT score of 30, provide an official transcript, and write an essay.