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Article: A view from the shoulders.(Forum on "Honors Administration")
- Article from:
- Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council
- Article date:
- September 22, 2006
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"If I have seen farther than others it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants."
--Isaac Newton
So, you have been asked to administer the honors program at your institution. You have no idea what it means since, for the past fifteen years, you have been teaching three sections of English composition and literature courses each semester. No one tells you that overnight you will have to become a public relations guru, an expert in planning and organization, a specialist in stretching a meager budget, a top-notch communicator and consensus builder, an effective fundraiser, and an authority on honors education.
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