Introduction : Mark shares a story from a meeting he had with a mom in Orange County, CA. Mark talks about the dispute Harvard University is currently facing.

Mark interviews John Pollard, Dean of Admissions of Franke Honors College at the University of Arizona, Understanding Franke Honors College, Part 1 of 2 – Preview:

• Friends, you are going to see why Honors colleges and public John explains how Franke is distinctive from other Honors colleges
• John talks about the Honors Village
• John talks about a unique dual degree program Franke offers
• Dr. Pollard tells us about two unique minors that Franke offers
• John talks about early assurance programs that Franke has with their med school and with their vet school
• John tells us about the unique peer to peer mentoring program called Path that 400 students participate in
• John tells us about some more unique programs that will be rolled out over the next few years
• John talks about how Franke handles Gen Ed courses in
• John talks about how Franke uniquely gets students involved in research
• John talks about unique scholarships for Franke and their unique study abroad offerings
• John talks about the 25-million-dollar gift that Bill Franke gave to help Franke
• John tells how The University of Arizona is different from Arizona State University
• John tells us how Franke is different from Barrett, which is Arizona State’s Honors college
• ohn talks about the admission criteria for getting into Franke
• John talks about the 3 different pathways to get into Franke

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