Bibliograph

Inside honors 2020-2021, ratings and reviews of 50 public university honors programs, edited by John Willingham

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Inside honors 2020-2021, ratings and reviews of 50 public university honors programs, edited by John Willingham

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inside honors 2020-2021

Oclc number

1251642725

Responsibility statement

edited by John Willingham

Sub title

ratings and reviews of 50 public university honors programs

Summary

Public universities are continuing the trend of establishing honors colleges and programs in order to attract highly-talented students and provide them with an education that combines the best qualities of elite private colleges with those of public research universities. Are honors programs really a combination of a "liberal arts college in the midst of a prominent research university, with all the advantages of both"? This typical description of public honors programs is sometimes true, sometimes misleading, and fairly often offset by equivalent values that are not mentioned in the hype. What, then, might make a public honors option truly competitive? To understand exactly what these programs offer, parents and prospective students need to look inside honors

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