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Article: Is, ought, and honors.(Forum on "What is Honors?")
- Article from:
- Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council
- Article date:
- September 22, 2005
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Somewhat uncomfortably, I confess that the question "What is Honors?" rings a bit too Platonic to these ears. I hardly feel qualified to describe "Honors" in terms of its timeless, disembodied, ideal Form, although I suppose the shadows on the wall of my own humble cave are recognizable enough. Honors at Niagara University has as its primary purpose to enrich the academic experience of NU's most talented students, and we try to do so by weaving coursework and individual research opportunities into each student's curriculum in order to enhance both the general education and the major programs. We put on a burgeoning undergraduate research conference every year. We recently ...