Journal of the European Honors Council

The Virginia Tech Honors Minor

Rachael Budowle — 2023-12-08

Book Review of Creative Universities: Reimagining Education for Global Challenges and Alternative Futures

Maria Garcia Alvarez — 2023-06-29

Introduction to the special issue: Addressing Complex Problems in Higher Education Talent Programs

Albert Pilot — 2023-12-29

The Norwegian Center for Interdisciplinary Education (INTED)

Line Horgen Thorstad — 2023-12-13

Breaking Boundaries with Generative AI: Good Practice of Unleashing the Power of ChatGPT for Inter- and Transdisciplinary Breakthroughs in the Age of Complexity

Beata Jones — 2023-06-29

Book Review Book review of: Meaningful Assessment in Interdisciplinary Education: A Practical Handbook for University Teachers

Albert Pilot — 2023-12-20

The authors stress that assessment is important as an integral building block of all learning, when assessment stimulates learning and is based on intrinsic motivation. This book focusses on twenty examples in higher education of teachers who in an innovative way assess competences of their students, like integration of disciplines, cooperation, reflection and critical thinking. Many examples are from honors programs in European higher education.

Simul Fortior: The Rise of an Honors Collaborative to Address Grand Challenges

Rebecca Bott-Knutson — 2023-12-14

A dedicated group of honors professionals from 14 institutions across the United States of America (USA) recently emerged to strategize how honors education can prepare students to address the world’s most wicked problems--grand challenges--systematically and holistically. These professionals found a shared passion for their work and quickly began functioning as a team to prepare a federal grant on higher education. Over time, the team identified additional intellectual endeavors to shape the future of honors education. Each professional shares unique skills in service of the larger goals. Leadership for various initiatives transitions to those with relevant expertise and passion and is often shared among multiple people. Sustained collaborations are now recognized as a Collaborative. Members of the Collaborative trust that they are simul fortior--better together--in this high-functioning and reciprocally beneficial working relationship and outline the benefits others may realize in forming similar honors collaboratives.