Xavier University Scholars

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<p>I also posted this in the Xavier board on the "Colleges" section, but I don't think that gets much traffic...</p>

<p>My son received an invite to be part of the Xavier University Scholars honors program. Anyone familiar with this honors program? </p>

<p>Wondering how much more rigorous the courses are, how many "university scholars" there are, are there other opps/perks to being in the program, do many students do study abroad with this program and is there any assistance from X to do it?</p>

<p>Not sure he will attend Xavier, but it is probably in his top 3. </p>

<p>Any comments on the program appreciated. :)</p>

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<p>Did you check the Xavier website? There seems to be quite a bit of info. about it (although…not necessarily as good as if someone had first-hand knowledge.)</p>

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<p>What does their website say?</p>

<p>I don’t know about Xavier’s honors program, but when we were doing college visits, the one thing we often heard is that Honors classes aren’t usually harder, but they’re more discussion-based, often small in size, and sometimes involve non-traditional subjects… </p>

<p>For instance…one honors class at my kids’ college is about exploring the *young business and social leaders of our time. Students will study familiar names, such as Jack Dorsey of Twitter, Zuckerberg from Facebook, and profile others such as CNN’s youngest anchor, Nicole Lapin, and Maahjid Nawaz of the Quiliam Foundation, among others. </p>

<p>Another example is: The course “Politics, History, Writing, and Machiavelli” will focus on several of Machiavelli’s most famous works, The Prince, The Discourses, and The Mandrake, while looking attentively at the times in which he was writing and the manner in which he wrote. Students will also be reading another of Machiavelli’s comedies, Clizia, along with its imitative forerunner, Plautus’ Casina. In addition to our examination of Machiavelli’s thought on topics such as history, “political science,” imitation, and theater, we will also discuss Machiavelli’s position regarding the querelle on language, the so-called “questione della lingua,” as expressed in his work, A Dialogue on Language.
It is the aim of this course to examine Machiavelli’s works in detail while considering his relevance for other major European thinkers and writers, such as William Shakespeare. </p>

<p>Another example: International War Crimes: Course covers international war crime trials from WW-I through recent U.S Supreme Court decisions after 9/11 to include emphasis on the Nuremberg Trials and the Tokyo trials after WW-II, Vietnam, the Balkan Cases and the international terrorism issue as well as the formation of the International Criminal Court in l998.* </p>

<p>What we’ve found is that Honors classes aren’t harder, but they’re more mind-expanding, discussion-based, and almost have more of an LAC feel about them. Many schools limit their honors class sizes to promote discussion. :)</p>

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<p>Yes, I checked the website which has a fairly good explanation - exactly, I was looking for first hand information.</p>

<p>My D is in the honors program at her school and I would say it has lived up to what it was intended to be.</p>

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<p>You could email the Honors college and ask them…</p>

<p>Any perks, such as: early registration, honors housing, small class size, etc</p>

<p>Any honors study abroad programs, such as having a faculty-led group of honors students.</p>

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<p>This thread is 4 years old!!! Closing.</p>