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Higher learning institutions have a responsibility of ensuring that students are being catered for as the latter face diverse challenges such as alcohol and substance abuse, among others within and outside the campuses. This can be done through creating a relatively comfortable environment that helps in resolving the challenges likely to arise. For instance, a lot of input in terms of resources such as facilities, skilled human resource, technology, space, inter alia is essential for any higher…

Reay, Diana et al. 2001. Choices of Degree or Degrees of Choice? Class, ‘Race’ and the Higher Education Process. Sociology. 35 (4), 855-874 The aims of the research conducted in this article were to find out how class and ‘race’ issues affect a student’s decision making process into higher education. A key concept used by the author was that the history of higher education is overshadowed by class inequalities, not much attention has been paid to ‘race’ issues. This is highlighted by the…

Grade inflation exists for 20 years. It in higher education is a much-talked-about problem, both for students and for higher education in genera. Including the top university like Harvard, the phenomenon of grade inflation has become more rampant. This paper will cover the situation for the current colleges and universities, course of grade inflation and the solution. Grade Inflation Is Lowering the Value of a College Education Grade inflation in universities and colleges has been a hot button…

quarrelling over is the value of pursuing a higher education. Many people believe that obtaining a college degree has many benefits that range from personal health benefits to financial benefits. Others may believe that pursing a college education is not only unnecessary to succeed, but it is also detrimental your wallet and can leave you in a job you are overqualified. My belief is that pursing a college degree still has worth and value. Pursuing higher education is not only economically and…

Author Marty Nemko’s article “America’s Most Overrated Product: Higher Education” published originally in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Nemko explains the lack of development in high school is attributed to the failure students have in college. Nemko goes a step further by also describing why students that have the caliber in qualifying to attend a greater institution fail as well. The issues behind such failures become attributed to the way colleges advertise themselves and prioritize the…

Higher Learning: The Poor Man’s Gain Higher education is expensive. That is something most people can agree on. While researching college tuition rates and expenses, it is easy to see that most of them cost upwards or the same as the average cost of a brand new car, and that is just for in-state students, out of state students can cost triple that amount. That is why the first four years of College should be free for first time students, this could benefit the economy in the long run, and it…

Leading change requires an awareness and understanding of trends achieved by remaining current on topics relevant to higher education. Professional resources and associations helps leaders build “a creative learning culture” (Buller, 2015, p.101). Professional resources highlight relevant research findings affecting specific sectors as with community colleges. Associations offer personal benefits to leaders as well as offering additional access to resources such as an affiliated professional…

Impact of Technology on Higher Education What would happen to the human species today if we suddenly decided to stop drinking water, eating meat, or cutting firewood? Eventually the population would decrease to the point of extinction. Resources like water, food, and trees were given to us and should be used properly so life can thrive on this earth. So why not embrace other resources that have become available to us? Why waste the tools that could so easily help make this world a better, more…

Education is Key Ron Lewis said, “Ensuring quality higher education is one of the most important things we can do for future generations” (“Higher Education Quotes”). In the past, the minimal degree needed for a job was a high school diploma, but today jobs require a minimal of a bachelor’s degree, therefore; a bachelor’s degree is the new high school diploma. Pursuing a higher education is costly, but the future generations and today’s generations need to know the importance of having a post…

as the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc. and the state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization (Merriam-Webster 's online dictionary, 1999). Diversity in higher education is represented by the diverse groups of faculty, staff and students that make up the college community, that include but are limited to race, ethnicity, and gender. Student affairs professionals with the guidance of executive staff,…