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Category Archives: Types of Honors Programs
At UVA You Can Be Both and Echols Scholar AND a Jefferson Scholar
In our book, A Review of Fifty Public University Honors Programs, the Echols Scholars program at the University of Virginia ranked number two in Overall Excellence and number six in the category of Honors Factors Only. (Please see our Methodology … Continue reading
MSU Lyman Briggs College Is a Great Answer to STEM Demand
While the state of Florida plans to charge less tuition for STEM majors, the Lyman Briggs College at MSU has been attracting students in these high-demand fields for more than 40 years without penalizing students in the humanities and social … Continue reading
Temple University Honors Program: Great Housing, Strong Curriculum
We are long overdue in writing a profile of the Temple University Honors College in Philadelphia, but what from what we have learned, we can say it is well worth writing about and considering as an honors option. The college … Continue reading
Elite Public Business Programs: Michigan, Virginia, UNC, and UT Austin
The four pubic university undergraduate business programs that appear near the top of many rankings are those at the universities of Michigan, Virginia, North Carolina Chapel Hill, and UT Austin. All four are highly selective, especially the Ross School of … Continue reading
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NCHC Conference: UC Irvine Develops Exemplary Transfer Option for CC Honors Students
Already recognized as a leader among major public universities for the quality of its Campuswide Honors Program (CHP), the University of California-Irvine has also made a success of the “honors to honors” program that helps to guide high-performing community college … Continue reading
NCHC Conference: A Student Board of Directors Candidate Speaks Out
Planning a national conference in Boston, the birthplace of American Independence, allowed the National Collegiate Honors Council to go with their instincts and tie many conference presentations to the individual and independent character of honors programs–and honors students. One such … Continue reading
NCHC Annual Conference: The ‘Ecology’ of Honors Teaching
The theme of the current conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) being held in Boston is “challenging structures” in higher education, and at the center of that challenge is the honors focus on the “ecology” of undergraduate instruction: … Continue reading
University of Maine-Orono: Carefully Blended Honors Curriculum
The Honors College at the University of Maine-Orono is highly-respected among honors professionals, and one reason is that the college curriculum is a well-balanced blend of a liberal arts core curriculum augmented by a carefully coordinated department focus in the … Continue reading
University of Houston Honors College: High Value Added
While some national rankings overlook the University of Houston, the Honors College is a strong value-added component in a city that has lots of jobs to offer in business, engineering, and law. The average honors student has a 1300 SAT … Continue reading
Honors Comparisons: USC Honors vs. Public Honors
This is the first in a series of posts that will compare leading private university honors colleges and programs with the honors programs that we evaluated in our book, A Review of Fifty Public University Honors Programs. We will use … Continue reading