A way of life.(Forum on "What is Honors?")

From: Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: Khe, Sriram | Copyright information

The question "What is Honors?" could not have been posed at a better time for me: earlier this summer, I took up a new responsibility of directing the Western Oregon University (WOU) Honors Program while only in my fourth year at the university. Work has commenced at WOU to prepare for the accreditation process, which is also a wonderful opportunity to think about questions such as "What is Honors?"

The simple answer to the question is that honors is a way of life. Facu...

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