2-A Kent State sophomore Merle Thieleman was elected to Kent City Council after a special election on Tuesday. The nineteen-year-old said he received support from his fellow students and hopes to get more young people involved in local government. 2-B An elderly woman was found holding a bloody shovel while standing over a dead fawn in her yard in Fairview Park Tuesday afternoon. She told police the baby deer was eating her flowers, but wouldn’t leave when she tried to chase it away.
It is clear that Andrew Rosen, the chief executive of Kaplan, wants to leave readers of Change.edu with the idea that for-profit colleges are innovative, efficient, and effective in serving people left out by traditional higher education, and that their bad reputation is the result of unfair attacks. I picked up Rosen 's book wanting to see how the power of the market can transform the enterprise and improve student learning. Instead, I am now more concerned about the hazards of for-profit colleges than I was before. The eye-opening, gasp-inducing elements involve Rosen 's descriptions of the intense pressures on company executives to produce quick, huge profits for investors by shortchanging students.
“The New Liberal Arts” Sanford Ungar - Collaborative Summary Sanford J. Ungar was the president of Goucher College, located in Baltimore, Maryland. He wrote this essay to debunk common misperceptions about liberal arts colleges and the education provided by them. The first misperception he confronts is the idea that a liberal arts education has become far too expensive for most families to afford; therefore, it would be better if potential students focused on education specific to their desired career. Ungar argues that this is not the case. He asserts that it is better for young people to have a well-rounded liberal arts education that will prepare them for a plethora of career paths rather than having an education based solely on one career
in Zinshteyn 6). Zinshteyn states that there are some colleges that are taking on new methods of providing remediation courses, such as placing students who need remediation “in classes that also are paired with more advanced courses” (4).
“It is my belief that all young people have the ability to achieve at high levels, and it is our responsibility to ensure that they do… This includes having high expectations for students to succeed academically, socially, in their college and career pursuits, and in life” –Antwan Wilson Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District Community To Be Served For every seven students that earn a diploma from the Oakland Unified School District, three of their peers will never make it to graduation day. In a school district that educates more than 37,000 students, a graduation rate of 67% means that more than 12,000 will drop out before graduating from high school. A disproportionate number of these students are minorities and students
Ungar in his work The New Liberal Arts highlights seven misconceptions of Liberal Arts degrees from the point of view as a Liberal Arts College President. The misconceptions he discusses range from an economic, social and political standpoint. Misconception number one states the argument that Liberal Arts degrees have become too expensive for most working class families, however Ungar argues these degrees make for a well-rounded individual, thus creating a long term investment in oneself that focuses on collaboration and oral and written communication. Next, Misconception two states fresh graduates sport a difficulty finding jobs, but this is not due specifically to their field of study. In fact, Ungar states that most employers look for a Liberal Arts degree in recent graduates for critical thinking and problem solving skills to be used in the workforce.
Were these schools destined to be underfunded because there was no other financial backing? How far have we come as it relates to this issue? HBCUs are still struggling today to stay afloat. It is the opinion of this writer that yes, these institutions were needed, however, when left up to others to care for our needs, often we are left with the short end of the
The Congress consists of two institutions: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House Committee on Higher Education focuses on studying various potentials and strategies, such as new technological advances that would allow students to access and participate in higher education, and how Texas’ resources could be used to improve postsecondary education. The Senate Committee on Higher Education, on the other hand, studies present methods for general academic institutions and community colleges funding, and workforce necessities in each region of Texas, and reviews tuition, fee waivers and exemptions. The House and Senate Committees on Higher Education utilizes the influence of Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education in public opinion, in order to gain favor from the citizens. In return, the House and Senate Committees on Higher Education grants Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education access, passes policies and laws favorable to Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education, and oversight.
The audience for the Rogerian argument could include Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Indiana General Assembly, postsecondary institutions, students seeking higher education, and Ivy Tech administration. The tone or attitude of the Rogerian argument by the author toward the CHE, IGA, lawmakers, and postsecondary institutions clearly changed substantially within the parameters of grant reform in Indiana. The tone proceeded through the Rogerian argument with the choice of words and the author’s viewpoints portrayed on grant reform. The voice formatted in the Rogerian argument represented the discussion of “Debate about Grant Reform in Indiana,” in a semi-formal avenue and the author provided a specific points to convey the opposition’s viewpoints relative to current debates such as equality of funding, higher return on investment, and increasing completion rates.
Of that number combined 78% are African American, 12% Caucasian, 1.8% Hispanic; 1.2% Asian. In 2014 81% of students were African-American while Caucasians were 6%. So from 2014 to 2015 in one year it has grown 6% in Whites to attend this institution. What I can expect from looking at the other years growths in numbers and predict, is that it will continue to increase in diversity of other races as well. African-Americans wouldn’t be the only high race population that attends this
Annie Lowrey’s article published in the Slate targets the Department of Education and the American government. Published in 2011, Lowrey and a couple of others quoted in this article are very effective in populating positive votes for development of a College Scorecard.1 But the actual requirement of a College Scorecard has not been discussed efficiently. How do we reason the necessity of anything? By questioning its efficacy and productivity, substantiating the need by documenting physical or virtual need expressed by the provider as well as consumer. These are the methods primarily.
However, it is still an issue for students to cough up that money. The idea of making community college free to any student in America has been a dream for low income students for a while. President Obama’s desire to make the tuition of community college to everyone in the nation would only make it difficult for students to get a free education, limit them to essential resources, and discourage students from applying to four year universities. Granting free community college tuition to incoming freshmen will draw “more students to already crowded community colleges”. Along with the overcrowded campuses, a very long waiting list will soon form making it just as competitive to get into a four year university.
The University of Chicago has stood out to me in two ways that no other school has: in it’s personality, and in it’s hands-on opportunities in my interests. The school’s commitment to making college affordable, especially in waiving the application fee for those applying for need-based aid, says a lot about the character of the school. If the character of the school reflects that of its students, then the student body of the University of Chicago is one that I want to be part of. Allowing for more students of middle to lower income families to apply to the school via the No Barriers program is an excellent step in reforming higher education. It show a genuine commitment to education, as this process inherently seeks out a better pool of applicants
The cost of college tuition is an enormous problem now days. For a long time, the subject never got brought up and today things are changing. Students study hard and try their best to get that college acceptance letter from their dream college. Students all around the world are struggling with college debt and trying their hardest to receive those so-called ‘perfect’ grades. However, college tuition is not very affordable and is increasing every year.
In the last fifty years the world has gone under many changes but one that is really shocking is the escalating prices of colleges. Since 1985, the price tag in American colleges and universities has
