<p>I hesitated to post but I have to second Dadofsam. I also hesitated because I was trying to reconcile the gushing praise of Yulsie with the information on the website. Having read, "[Drum roll] The Next Great Thing is the University Professors Program (UNI) at Boston University." I was looking for the details with great anticipation and ..... while I see the biographies of a wondeful faculty, I do not see what is so UNIque about the program. Please understand that I am not trying to be snide. I recognize the merits of the program but do not see how it could qualify as the NEXT GREAT THING. First, despite its revamping, the program is well over 30 years old. At that age, you hardly qualify for a Cinderella status. Then, is this program REALLY that different from the ubiquitous Honors and Multidisciplinary programs that seem to surface everywhere? Is this program really unique, and how does it differ from the PLAN programs at the University of Texas, or from numerous similar programs at other institutions. It seems that the "reinvention du jour" is to create a small college inside a large university and hope for a symbiotic relationship that will ONLY be positive. Further, what is unique in combining a core program with a set of electives and studies abroad? Aren't there hundreds of schools that just do that? What is so unique about being able to create a distinct major, and aren't the risk of confusing future employers real by being too eclectic? </p>
<p>Please understand that I am mostly posing questions and not attempting to belittle a program I know very little about. I just like to know what I missed.</p>