JNCHC: Vol. 12, No. 2 (Fall/Winter 2011) Table of Contents

Contents Call for Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Submission Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Dedication to John Howarth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7David N. Mowry Editor’s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ada Long THE ROOTS OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HONORS COUNCIL The Wisdom of Our Elders: Honors Discussions in The Superior Student, 1958–65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Larry Andrews FORUM ON “THE INSTITUTIONAL IMPACT OF HONORS” Honors Education: Innovation or Conservation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Scott Carnicom Defending the Traditions by Preserving the Classics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Kevin L. Dooley The Helmholtz Maneuver, or The Idea of (Honors in) a University. . . . . . 59 Richard England Can the Elitism of Honors Help Students at Non-Elite Schools?. . . . . . . . 65 Benjamin Moritz Academically Adept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Linda Frost Extra Breadth and Depth in Undergraduate Education: The Institutional Impact of an Interdisciplinary Honors Research Fellowship. . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Nathan Hilberg and Jaclyn Bankert Conservation, Experimentation, Innovation, and Model Honors Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Bernice Braid and Gladys Palma de Schrynemakers Harry Potter and the Specter of Honors Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Annmarie Guzy Emerging from the Honors Oasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Becky L. Spritz The Benefits of Honors Education for All College Students . . . . . . . . . . . 95 James J. Clauss Moving Mountains: Honors as Leverage for Institutional Change . . . . . 101 Craig T. Cobane RESEARCH ESSAYS The Roles and Activities of Honors Directors: Similarities and Differences across Carnegie Institution Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Debra S. Schroeder, Marian Bruce, and Sr. Edith Bogue Honors Thesis Rubrics: A Step toward More Consistent and Valid Assessment in Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Mark Haggerty, Theodore Coladarci, Mimi Killinger, and Charlie Slavin A Role for Honors in Conservation and Biodiversity Education . . . . . . . 167 Kenneth J. Oswald and Ernest Smith About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 NCHC Publication Order Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18