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Monthly Archives: July 2012
New College of Florida: Unique, with Honors Attributes
The New College of Florida, located in Sarasota, is the official public liberal arts college for the state, and with only about 800 undergraduates enrolled, the entire campus functions in much the same way as a relatively small honors program … Continue reading
Utah Honors College Is Loaded with Options
The Honors College at the University of Utah may have more interesting options for living, learning, and participating in honors projects than any other program or college that we have reviewed–and we’re not talking about the fabulous skiing that is … Continue reading
Posted in Campus News, Honors Curriculum, Honors Residence Halls, Study Abroad, Uncategorized
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The Value of Honors Contract Courses: It Depends
Some honors programs and colleges make liberal use of honors contract courses, which allow a student to receive honors credit for taking a non-honors class if the student and professor agree on additional requirements–often a paper or research project–and honors … Continue reading
Macaulay Honors College CUNY: Devour the Big Apple
Students who are residents of New York State have the unique opportunity of qualifying for free tuition and other benefits at the Macaulay Honors College, which is affiliated with eight senior colleges of the City University of New York. Admission … Continue reading
Posted in Best Value and Finances, Campus News, Honors and Learning Technology, Honors Curriculum, Prestigious Scholarships, Types of Honors Programs, Uncategorized
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Faculty Productivity Requirements: A Challege for Honors
Public universities are increasingly subject to productivity measures as a means of justifying continuing revenue support, such as it is, from the states. One such measure is “credit hour productivity,” which represents the ratio of total student credit hours taught … Continue reading
Tennessee Honors: Another Great Option in the Southeast
We have written previously about the Southeast, referring to it as the “land of great honors programs.” Like some other programs in the region, the one at the University of Tennessee actually has two honors programs that are interrelated: the … Continue reading
New Mexico Honors: Interdisciplinary, Interactive
While all honors colleges and programs offer interdisciplinary courses and emphasize student interactions in small classes, the University Honors Program at the University of New Mexico does an excellent job of describing exactly how these best practices come together to … Continue reading
Univ of Oklahoma Honors College: Not Only about the Money
The University of Oklahoma at Norman is well-known for the generosity it shows to National Merit Finalists and other applicants of exceptional ability, and the McClendon Honors College at the university appears to be as generous while offering enhanced living … Continue reading
Kansas State Honors Program: A Recent Edition, with Promise
The University Honors Program at Kansas State is very new by honors standards, having begun only six years ago, in 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year, a total of 33 students graduated from the KSU program, indicating that it is … Continue reading
Oregon State Honors College: Growing, Always Changing
Update April 2013: OSU students have won five Goldwater awards valued at $7,500 for undergrad research, in the last two years, making the school one of the leaders in this important category. In 2013, all three of the Goldwater winners … Continue reading