National Collegiate Honors Council

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The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) is an association of undergraduate honors programs, colleges, directors, deans, faculty, staff, and students. The organization has its national headquarters at The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It was formed in 1966 in response to the dissolving of a previous honors association.

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It is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Publications

NCHC publishes two refereed journals: The Journal of the National College Honors Council (JHNCH) focuses on honors education, while Honors in Practice (HIP) focuses on operations of honors education. NCHC also publishes a monograph series that distributes informational books.

Annual conference

Each fall, NCHC holds its annual conference in a major city in the United States.

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