New building for Honors College

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Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:04:59 +0000

There are quite a few state universities at which the Honors college has dedicated housing (optional) for honors students. Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College is one example. It is a draw for students who might otherwise be considering more competitive schools, admissions-wise. It serves to make a big, sometimes impersonal school smaller for the more academically ambitious, and (in the case of PSU) provides a less rowdy living/learning environment for those students who want it. I’ve never heard anyone say that it causes a harmful separation b/t students, and I think it might motivate some OOS students, in particular, to give UMass a closer look.