Derek Bok

a famous quote that says “Rome wasn’t built in day.” Affirmative action is a process, therefore it may not work overnight. The 1998 book, The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions, by Derek Bok and William Bowen, former presidents of Harvard and Princeton universities, shows that even in prestigious institutions, minorities tend to score lower than white counterparts. African-Americans score lower, it is not because they are incapable…

over four years of college are likely to graduate with many skills and strategies that can be transferred to dealing with tasks later in life, both on the job and in their personal life. This will surely contribute to the progress of the world. Derek Bok claims, “The most obvious purpose of college education is to help students acquire information and knowledge by acquainting them with facts, theories, generalizations, principles, and the like” ( Quote.com). For instance, I work in CSSA of SBCC,…

Smaller Classes Lead to Greater Education The children of today are the future of tomorrow. If the United States is looking for a bright future for the country and the world then significance needs to be placed on the education of children. The best way to do this is to reduce class sizes and allow students to learn in a more individualized environment. Large class sizes in elementary schools have been the easiest solution to budget cuts in education but are doing nothing but hinder a child’s…

M1 Draft Assignment In recent years the socioeconomic classes have taken a huge toll on our education system at all levels. It starts at the young age of students who have trouble learning because every student is different and it takes a vast amount of strategies to help each student learn, but our schools are failing to do that. Which then leads us to the issue of “street smart” vs. “book smarts”. Which one is more valuable? Is one more valuable than the other? Our social class plays a huge…

logical step due to the advantage is gives a person over a regular college graduate. Whether it be earning more money, having better health and retirement benefits, or just the extra knowledge one has been able to learn and use toward their life. Derek Bok, lawyer and former president of Harvard University once said “if you think education is expensive, try ignorance”. College is an expensive ordeal, but every penny is worth it if it means preparing someone for the rest of their lives. One…

President John F. Kennedy initially took Affirmative Action to ensure the equality for all races mainly for jobs and educational institutions. He did this through his Executive Order 10925, which is known as Affirmative Action. This policy asserts that in jobs and educational institutions, racial preferences will be used in their admissions process.While proponents of Affirmative Action claim that levels of diversity in college campuses increase with Affirmative Action, the reality is that many…

Colleges have gotten away with charging more and more for their tuition rates, but the question is, are they justified? The simple answer is no. The primary reason for increasing tuition rates is debated by many. According to Sandy Baum, a professor in Education Administration at George Washington University, in her contribution to an NPR broadcast, it is due to decreasing state help meaning that students are paying more and more of the tuition on their own. John Merline, a writer for Investors…