Nausheen Qureshi attended The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Annual Conference
which took place in Chicago from November 1115 of 2015. Her proposal got accepted to present at
the Student Poster Session and she was awarded
the inaugural John J. Hanigan Student Scholarship
Award. The award serves to honor the memory of
John J. Hanigan; and recognizes a student recipient
currently active in honors with a demonstrated record of outstanding contributions to the honors
community.
Project Title:
Rising from the Depths of Despair: The Healing Arts
of Lady Philosophy in Boethius's The Consolation of
Philosophy
Project Description:
The Consolation of Philosophy (ca. 524) by Anicius
Boethius implies the possibility of philosophical and
self-healing, as illustrated by the physician-patient
relationship established between the main characters. Her study reveals the present-day applications
of the medical methods of Lady Philosophy, who
proves the significance of physicians’ abilities to
connect to their patients on a deeper level by employing more compassionate demeanors through
which they can truly heal their patients.