National Collegiate Honors Council
Date of this Version
2023
Document Type
Article
Citation
Chapter 4, pages 109-134
In: Honors Colleges in the 21st Century, Richard Badenhausen, editor
National Collegiate Honors Council, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 2023
Abstract
As institutions of higher education evolve to better meet the needs of highly motivated students, conversations have focused on the role of an honors education in the undergraduate collegiate experience. Specifically, administrators have been evaluating the value and merits of maintaining an honors program or deciding to make a transition to a new honors college. This chapter clarifies the essential differences between these two approaches to honors education. Additionally, it provides some guiding principles that can generate widespread support and facilitate the development of impactful student experiences that are generally applicable to a broad range of institutions. Overall, honors colleges amplify the essential nature of an honors education, enhance the mission of a given institution, and leverage those unique strengths that identify a university’s culture and make it distinctive. Transitioning an established program to a new college is an exciting endeavor, and this chapter will help others generate innovative ideas for their institution while also highlighting important considerations that can assist in a smooth, collaborative decision-making process.
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