In 1977, Oakland University Honors College opened its doors. Prof. Graeme Harper joined as the Dean of the Honors College in 2011. At the time there were around 400 students.

Today, it has grown to over 2000 students across majors.

In this podcast, Dean Harper tells us, What is an Honors College?, It's Origins, Introduces Oakland University Honors College, Its Distinctive Programs, What they look for in their Students, Merit Scholarships and Career Opportunities.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

• What are Honors Colleges and Programs?
• Oakland University Honors College
• Why Attend OU Honors College?
• Student Requirements
• Career Opportunities

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introducing Dean Graeme Harper, OU Honors College [0:52]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:11]
• What is an Honors College? [4:42]
• Origins of Honors College [6:02]
• Honors College vs Honors Program [8:42]
• Honors College Admissions [10:42]
• About OU Honors College [12:15]
• Highlights of HC Programs [15:20]
• Examples of “Interesting” HC Programs [17:52]
• Popular Courses [21:43]
• Criteria for Students’ Acceptance [24:03]
• Profile of Honors Students [28:04]
• Applying to HC [29:59]
• Merit Scholarships [32:57]
• Impressive Career Opportunities [36:09]
• Checklist to Evaluate Honors College [39:47]

Our Guest: Professor Graeme Harper is the Dean of the Oakland University Honors College, Rochester, Michigan. Dean Harper received the Bachelor of Arts degrees in History, English, Economic History from the University of Sydney. He then earned her Master of Letters from the University of New England (AU), PhD in Creative Arts from University of Technology Sydney. Dean Harper also received a PhD in from the School of English and American Studies from the University of East Anglia (UK).

Memorable Quote: “ There's quite a strong focus here [Honors College] on doing a project and doing some senior work with mentorship. And there's quite a strong emphasis on collaboration and working with the different faculty and so forth across campus.” Dean Graeme Harper.

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