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Minority Serving Institutions: Educating All Students By: Marybeth Gasman, University of Pennsylvania & Clifton F. Conrad, University of Wisconsin, Madison & Associates • The purpose of the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Models of Success study, was to understand the work and contributions of MSIs by analyzing 12 MSIs throughout the United States. • Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Overview o MSIs emerged in response to a history of inequity, lack of minority people’s access to…

worthiness; there are a number of factors that are used in this assessment such as employment, salary, GMAT score and a few others. We also require a credit bureau report to check if there have been any significant payment or default issues in the past. Universities tend to focus on a larger scope for assessing a student candidate, ranging from GMAT score to industry experience to demographics. A number of input factors are considered in the model, which develops future earning potential while…

the more traditional classroom settings. A study revealed in July 2011 by the Columbia University Community College Research Center indicated that Washington community college students were more likely to drop online classes than traditional ones. Course completion for traditional courses was 90 percent, and for online classes, it was 82 percent. (Kokemuller,…

establish credibility is by their diction. The authors chose words like “divergent” and “reaffirmed” instead of saying it more plainly using words like different or confirmed. For the rest of the article the use of respectable names such as “Harvard University”, “Juilliard”, “NYU”, and others to generate interest and hyperbolize their claims. For example, “Students who attended arts schools appeared to be struggling more than their peers. Former students at Juilliard are making a median of…

Readers know of the phenomenon at college campuses regarding charges of “microaggressions” and “triggers.” It’s been going on for a while and is part of a growing censorship movement in which professors, administrators and others are accused of racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, gender bias and ethnocentric thinking, among other things. Connected is the rejection or harassment of commencement and other campus speakers who are not politically correct. I hate that phrase, but it just won’t stop…

techniques such as connecting to their breath and observing the stress stimuli, recognize its presence and, and eventually learn to release it. A man named Dzung Vo studies adolescent medicine at British Columbia Children’s Hospital and is also a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, he suggests that the practice of slowing thoughts is associated with changes in the neural pathways (Wallace, 2016). Letting go of negative or impulsive thoughts…

It is with delight that I highly recommend Isaiah Charles as a candidate to your University. I have served the Olympian Community for close to ten years now, and in those years, it has been my honor to educate young and aspiring minds. Along the way, I met Isaiah Charles, a truly remarkable young man. Two years ago, I served as Isaiah’s English 10 Accelerated teacher and I have kept in contact with him ever since. Every year, I start my English 10 Accelerated class with joy and intrigue. I…

ever, the majority of the unemployed in the US had attended college (Shedlock). With more and more parents pushing their children towards college and university education, is obtaining a degree no longer a stepping stone towards employment? It seems now that a higher education won 't necessarily lead to a better life. With the increase in university educated individuals, there are consequences. The job market is flooded, there 's an increase in student debt, and participation in trades is at an…

offer. At Syracruse University, they offer photography classes as well as being able to major in photography! For example, one unique style of photography is field photography. Field photography has to do with pictures being took of landscapes. Sebastiao Salgado does an excellent job doing so. He manages to capture every detail in each of his subjects. A personal favorite photographer of mine is Richard Avedon. He specializes in fashion and portrait photography.…

Miami Dade College is one of the most unique and the largest institution in the country. It has over 8 main campuses, 23 outreach center and has over 165,000 students. Miami Dade College is one of the best welcoming college for students, as well as adults, all over the world because there’s not much complications when it comes to applying and registering; it accepts everyone. Those who attend Miami Dade College come from 182 countries and speak about 93 languages. The college has various…