Liberal arts colleges in the United States

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    to DePauw College next year. The first reason you should send to school in DePauw is the cost. The school gives out very generous merit scholarships to every admitted student. In addition I am eligible for service related scholarships that would help reduce costs. The work program at DePauw is also one of the best in the country, providing many opportunities to reduce the cost of tuition with little effort. Room and board costs are also lower at DePauw than at any of the other colleges to which…

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    Summary Of Excellent Sheep

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    Excellent Sheep, written by former Yale Professor William Deresiewicz, outlines the current higher education system in the United States. In this book, Deresiewicz gives critique and praise to two different types of higher education institutions: elite schools and liberal arts schools. The author analyzes how society as a whole views the higher education system and how it is (or is not) used as a time of growth in a young adult’s life. In Excellent Sheep, there is a lot of criticism revolving…

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    for students to reach and abide by. How many students reach that degree and retain that information though? Why not include more history, arts, and ways for people to express themselves and pursue a career they can be passionate about? Technology is the future of our job fields, economy, and the world is diminishing the importance that humanities give to us. Liberal studies offer a wide variety…

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    Carthage College was founded in 1847 as a private liberal arts institution in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Located directly on the scenic shores of Lake Michigan, It provides an idyllic location for higher education yet remains accessible from two major urban centers, Milwaukee and Chicago. The Carthage College Choir, founded in 1927, began as a small a capella group which exclusively performed sacred music. Now, nearly 90 years later, the choir is a celebrated component of Wisconsin’s cultural landscape…

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    Botstein's Analysis

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    notice the behavior of some of the students. People mature differently, some may need more time while others will not. Few have the capability of graduating and leaving high school early and beginning life in what Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, calls "the real world" (154). A high school student will graduate at age 18 after going through elementary, middle, and high school for four years, this system gives students a chance to attain knowledge in several subjects, find their…

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    The Value of a College Education In 2014-2015, the average cost of tuition and fees to attend a state college for one year was $9,139 (College Board, 2015). This amount does not include books, room, board or miscellaneous expenses. However, the value of a college education is priceless. A college education’s sole value may not only be monetary, even though there is a significant pay difference. Many people derive value from their college degrees in ways that have nothing to do with money.…

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    is basically need. The average rate of people going from high school into college and actually finishing is not at the highest averages, in relative terms it is actually getting smaller. If you want the country to grow or have a “economic growth” is how Nussbaum explain in Education for Profit, Education for Democracy; the priorities really should land in were basic math, English, computer skills and so on, History and Arts and Humanities are not on the high side for an economic growth. I’m…

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    “College is fun as long as you don’t die” (Tsugumi Ohba). Each year millions of young adults are faced with the decision to attend higher education or go straight into the work force. These young adults are being influenced by their parents, teachers and peers on this major life decision. While they should listen to advice given to them, in the end the final decision should be made by the individual, not by someone else. Before young adults are even able to go out and experience the world they…

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    Is it still College if there are not lectures? The article, “The future of the college,” by Graeme Wood brings an insightful experience into a whiny, authoritative, and forceful educational concept newly devised in the United States. A fresh idea that breaks the traditional norms of varied learning approaches and introduces a single approach – no lectures, straightforward discussion, and mandatory debating. Discarded are the norms of learning about lessons, Minerva is all about ‘experiencing’…

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    Eddie S. Glaude, writer of “The Real ‘Special Snowflakes’ on Campus Free-Speech Debates”, tackles a well-argued question asked by liberals and conservatives. Do students who are attending college universities have the right to protest on campus? Right off the bat, Glaude categorizes conservatives as those who are against freedom of speech. This is the first small yet obvious piece of bias- bagging on conservatives. By placing them in this category, students now look at all conservatives as…

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