Teaching Ai Literacy Through Science Studies, Rhetoric, And Ethical Reasoning,
2025
James Madison University
Teaching Ai Literacy Through Science Studies, Rhetoric, And Ethical Reasoning, Michael J. Klein, Philip L. Frana
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
Building on the idea of productive troublemaking, this essay presents a team-taught interdisciplinary honors course that integrates science and technology studies, rhetorical analysis, ethical reasoning, and artificial intelligence policy. Rather than framing AI as a threat, this course invites honors students to experiment with AI technologies and develop competencies by analyzing AI as a social and subjectivity-shaping phenomenon—writing policy briefs, producing rhetorical analyses of science fiction, and completing self-paced AI literacy modules. Honors education is uniquely positioned to model responsible and human-centered uses of intelligent systems, thereby cultivating graduates who can both use and critically interrogate the AI tools that …
News From The Front: How To Win The Ai War,
2025
Roger Williams University
News From The Front: How To Win The Ai War, Christine Haverington
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
While artificial intelligence is currently and justifiably a hot topic among scholars and university administrators, students are way ahead of the curve in terms of its use and application. Calling for educators to stop trying to catch AI “cheaters,” this essay provides evidence from honors and other classroom observations, student research on peer and faculty usage and attitudes, course evaluations, and external sources to demonstrate how and why generative AI can be creatively and effectively incorporated into teaching. Toward this end, practical pedagogical strategies are shared describing teaching modalities and innovative curricular design, avoiding the cognitive degradation of students, and …
Harnessing The Power Of Ai In Honors: Equipping Students To Leverage Tools Effectively,
2025
Tennessee Technological University
Harnessing The Power Of Ai In Honors: Equipping Students To Leverage Tools Effectively, Lindsey Roberts, Jesse Roberts
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
Rapid advancements of AI and its permeation across disciplines are driving its inclusion in higher education curricula in order to maximize graduate employability. AI education in honors must go beyond practical workplace readiness to include creative and critical engagement with the technology (e.g., understanding its conceptual foundations, domain-specific applications, and implications for ethics and governance). Without these essential components, the imparted knowledge of AI may age poorly and leave honors graduates ill-prepared to ethically and responsibly use artificial intelligence.
Another “Tone Test” Moment: Authenticity, Ai, And The Admission Essay,
2025
Texas State University
Another “Tone Test” Moment: Authenticity, Ai, And The Admission Essay, Peter Tschirhart
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
Debates about “authenticity” are not new but cyclical, and insights from music history and performance studies can illuminate how we evaluate student work in an age of machine collaboration. At the turn of the twentieth century, Edison’s “tone tests” blurred the line between human and machine by staging performances in which audiences were challenged to distinguish live singers from phonographic recordings. These events inaugurated a century-long debate about authenticity in music, one that resonates strongly today as educators confront new challenges posed by large language models (LLMs). Drawing on Auslander’s (2023) account of liveness, authenticity in writing—like authenticity in music—can …
Honoring Intellectual Risk-Taking: A Dialogue,
2025
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Honoring Intellectual Risk-Taking: A Dialogue, Julie Bowman, Alexis Teagarden
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
Presented in the form of a Socratic dialogue, this piece considers what honors courses should strive to teach. Bowman, an experienced instructor of both non-honors and honors classes, notes that while universities’ honors colleges prize intellectual curiosity, her honors students might not. Teagarden, the other interlocutor and a writing program administrator, wonders whether curiosity is a sufficient end goal for honors or any teaching. The speakers turn to whether curiosity or courage is the more important virtue to instill, explore a classical difference between courage and audacity, and then discuss whether and how courage could be taught.
Understanding And Addressing Mental Health In Honors Programs,
2025
University of Denver
Understanding And Addressing Mental Health In Honors Programs, Gavin D. Hood, Katherine H. Tennis
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
Evidence of psychological experiences unique to high-achieving students is examined, revealing prominent themes relating to student mental health including academic identity, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, burnout, and overcommitment. These themes are explored in the context of program feedback from honors students gathered through focus group meetings as part of the program review process. Strategies for reframing failure, normalizing self-care, fostering supportive community, and engaging in nonacademic self-exploration are included. The article closes with suggestions for programmatic interventions that directly address these concerns among high-achieving students. While most honors programs are not positioned to engage in clinical interventions, they can take small …
Connecting Classroom And Community: Building Ecosystems For Meaningful Alternative Breaks,
2025
Wichita State University
Connecting Classroom And Community: Building Ecosystems For Meaningful Alternative Breaks, Chelsea Redger-Marquardt, Jean A. Patterson
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
This essay presents best practices in experiential learning via an alternative break program at a large public research university. In this interpretative qualitative study, authors analyze on-trip reflective blogs of students participating in an immersive alternative spring break program focused on food and shelter insecurity in Washington, D.C. (n = 11). A sensemaking/sensegiving theoretical framework is applied to explore the role of program partnering between student affairs (alternative break) and honors (coursework). Findings suggest that special care and attention be given when creating strong, direct-service experiences through reciprocal community partnerships, creating spaces for reflection during the immersive experience, and …
Generative Ai And The Honors Thesis: A Rhetorical Framework For Gai Policy, Pedagogy, And Equity,
2025
University of Arizona
Generative Ai And The Honors Thesis: A Rhetorical Framework For Gai Policy, Pedagogy, And Equity, Sean Chadwick
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
This article offers a rhetorical framework for understanding how honors students engage with the capstone thesis following the emergence of generative AI (GAI) tools. Author reviews the nature of the honors thesis and analyzes some rhetorical models for thinking about GAI and literacy before offering a heuristic framework identifying four interdependent skill categories—writing, social, executive, and subject matter—that shape students’ thesis work. Drawing on findings from an interview study, this framework clarifies how GAI tools interface with existing thesis practices and pain points, allowing honors practitioners to better articulate our values, evaluate use cases, and craft GAI-informed policy. As a …
Motivational Factors Influencing Honors Student Attrition: An Expectancy–Value Perspective,
2025
Western Kentucky University
Motivational Factors Influencing Honors Student Attrition: An Expectancy–Value Perspective, Nina Marijanović, Naomi Rowland, Morgan Flanagan, E. Myo Zin, Megan Bailey
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
This study investigates the motivational factors underlying student withdrawal from an honors college using expectancy-value theory (EVT) as a guiding framework. Drawing on qualitative analysis of self-reported withdrawal forms (n = 1,110) collected between 2018 and 2023 at a midsize public university, authors identify the core drivers of attrition across three constructs of EVT: expectancy (belief in one’s ability to succeed), value (perceived benefits of participation), and cost (perceived burdens or tradeoffs). Findings indicate the most common motivations as value-related concerns, including misalignment with academic goals or career trajectories. Cost-related factors, such as workload demands, scheduling conflicts, and financial …
Journal Of The National Collegiate Honors Council (2025) 26(1): Front And Back Matter,
2025
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Journal Of The National Collegiate Honors Council (2025) 26(1): Front And Back Matter
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive
Front and back matter for the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council (2025) 26(1).
Mapping Perspectives: Community College Career Advisors’ Viewpoints For Enhancing Economic Mobility And Career Selection—A Q Methodology Study,
2025
Old Dominion University
Mapping Perspectives: Community College Career Advisors’ Viewpoints For Enhancing Economic Mobility And Career Selection—A Q Methodology Study, Christopher Ryan Harrison
Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations
In an era of rapid workforce transformation and increasing demand for postsecondary career readiness, community college career advisors play a critical role in supporting students’ economic mobility and informed career decision-making. Traditional academic advising, which primarily focuses on course registration and degree completion, may not fully address students’ evolving career development needs. This study employed Q methodology to examine the subjective viewpoints of career advisors in North Carolina community colleges regarding strategies to enhance students’ career outcomes. Grounded in human capital theory and career construction theory, the study investigated how advisors integrate labor market data, wage trends, and workforce expectations …
Translating Theory Into Practice: Mediating Academic Advising Reform At Scale Through Improvement Science,
2025
University of South Carolina
Translating Theory Into Practice: Mediating Academic Advising Reform At Scale Through Improvement Science, Joshua Black
Theses and Dissertations
Improving student outcomes at community colleges is a difficult, multifaceted problem. While no single approach can be a panacea for such a challenging problem of practice, Guided Pathways (GP) research suggests a scalable reform model that may ultimately help to improve the underlying systems and structures colleges have designed to support their students, and in turn, may help colleges to achieve the goal of improved student outcomes more consistently. Because of the breadth of the GP model’s recommendations for reform, however, implementation is complex. To be effective, each of the reforms must be localized, adopted, and brought to scale within …
University Administrators’ Perceptions On Social Inequalities And Retention Of First-Year African American Students At Historically Black Colleges And Universities (Hbcus),
2025
Abilene Christian University
University Administrators’ Perceptions On Social Inequalities And Retention Of First-Year African American Students At Historically Black Colleges And Universities (Hbcus), Toni V. Smith
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Low retention rates of African American students in U.S. higher education institutions remain an issue, with researchers exploring possible contributing factors, including social inequalities. This qualitative descriptive study explored the perspectives of administrators from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on the unique barriers African American students face in the HBCU context, including financial hardship, academic unpreparedness, and limited opportunities for social integration. Data were collected through detailed, voice-recorded, semistructured interviews conducted via Zoom with administrators, including provosts, presidents, and directors from 12 current and former HBCUs, to explore how policies initially perceived as unfavorable could positively impact institutional leadership …
Student Veterans And Uniformed Military Students In Online Undergraduate Degree Programs: A Phenomenological Study On The Transition From Military To University Student Life,
2025
Abilene Christian University
Student Veterans And Uniformed Military Students In Online Undergraduate Degree Programs: A Phenomenological Study On The Transition From Military To University Student Life, Misty Leigh Tom
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The transition from military to university student life for student veterans and uniformed military students is complicated and burdensome due to the vast differences between military and university student lifestyles. This unique population typically comprises nontraditional-aged students pursuing online degree programs, which come with challenges complicated by military experiences. Higher education institutions have historically provided support for in-person learning environments with traditional-aged college students. The gap in the literature has an evident and critical missing perspective: the experiences of student veterans and uniformed military students enrolled in online undergraduate degree programs. The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological qualitative research study …
2025 March 31 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes,
2025
East Tennessee State University
2025 March 31 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University
Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes
No abstract provided.
The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, March 28, 2025,
2025
Marshall University
The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, March 28, 2025, Marshall University Graduate Council
Graduate Council Minutes
No abstract provided.
2025-03-28 Agenda Book,
2025
Morehead State University
2025-03-28 Agenda Book, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.
Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes
Agenda booklet for the Board of Regents meeting of March 28, 2025, which includes the meeting minutes of the meeting held on February 7, 2025.
March 28, 2025 Minutes,
2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
March 28, 2025 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate Minutes
No abstract provided.
2025 March 27 - Academic Council Agenda And Minutes,
2025
East Tennessee State University
2025 March 27 - Academic Council Agenda And Minutes, Academic Council, East Tennessee State University
Academic Council Agenda and Minutes
No abstract provided.
Faculty Senate Minutes,
2025
Georgia Southern University
Faculty Senate Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate Minutes
No abstract provided.
