An interdisciplinary honors program focusing on
international relations and public policy, the Pell Honors Program was created
to honor the life and work of Sen. Claiborne
Pell. During his 36 years in the Senate, Pell made historic
contributions in international relations, higher education, environmental
protection and global resource preservation, and government support of the
arts, humanities, libraries and museums.
The Pell Honors Program aims to realize Pell's
vision of liberal education and informed citizenship. The program promotes the
University's mission of preparing students to serve the community, seek peace
and justice in the world and be responsible citizens at the local, national and
international level. The program shares Pell's conviction that one of the best
ways to understand the meaning of liberty and conscientious freedom is through
a serious study of the essential texts that inform our founding principles,
along with those of other cultures that do not necessarily share our own views.
Through the Pell Honors Program, students enter
into respectful but critical debates about God, politics, human nature and ethics,
and examine the conflicting visions of the good life that have unfolded over
centuries and shaped human history. Course texts connect students with the
roots of modernity and contemporary thought and their ancient and medieval
counterparts. Students read challenging authors with comprehension and critical
discernment and argue and justify their positions cogently and with a sense of
style.
Students in the Pell Honors Program join a lively community of scholars
drawn from many departments and schools of inquiry, united by a passion for knowledge
and lifelong learning.
Pell Honors Program Staff
Dr. Khalil Habib
Director of the Pell Honors Program and Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office: (401) 341-3180
E-mail: khalil.habib@salve.edu