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Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

2022

Higher education—honors programs & colleges; diversity in education; Adelphi University (NY)—Honors College

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The Secret Of Honors Education: Driven By Discourse, Depth Of Disciplines, And Dedication To Diversity, Merry Benner Chiu Jan 2022

The Secret Of Honors Education: Driven By Discourse, Depth Of Disciplines, And Dedication To Diversity, Merry Benner Chiu

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

As part of the National Collegiate Honors Council’s (2022) collection of essays about the value of honors to its graduates (1967–2019), the author reflects on the personal and professional impacts of the honors experience.

The Dean of my undergraduate Honors College disguised a very clever secret right in plain sight of his students. What we thought to be a well-rounded, four-year education was, in reality, so much more: a carefully cultivated undergraduate program that propelled us into an engaged adulthood driven by meaningful discourse, appreciation for a breadth and depth of disciplines, and an unyielding dedication to diversity. My honors …