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Business As Unusual: Honors And Post-Pandemic Gen Z, Kristine Miller
Business As Unusual: Honors And Post-Pandemic Gen Z, Kristine Miller
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
Honors is unusual not because it is elitist or exclusionary but because it responds directly, thoughtfully, and creatively to the needs and concerns of each new cohort of students. The present generation of college students expects their institutions to deliver clear value, rich diversity, and positive career outcomes; and these changes demand a better business model in higher education. This essay suggests that, too often, institutions confuse a better business model with cutting costs, a confusion that both threatens honors education and undercuts institutional integrity. A better and more sustainable approach is to define, articulate, and deliver the value of …