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A revolt by African-American students at the University of Missouri has forced two top officials to resign. On Monday, President Tim Wolfe said he is quitting, and Columbia campus Chancellor R. Bowen Loft in announced he will be stepping down by the end of the year, in the face of protests over their handling of racism on campus. Those protests and others have provoked a debate over racism and free speech at colleges across. Tim Wolfe is not the first president who come under fire because he was…

admissions—allows colleges to admit students based on their race to increase campus diversity, even if their academic standing is not as high as other students applying to the university. A common fallacy is that minorities are underrepresented in higher education, and while this may be historically accurate, there is a new group that is losing the benefits of higher education—lower class students. By extending more opportunities to these students, colleges can increase diversity on campus…

school education is usually considered compulsory in most countries but in the current century, tertiary education is also regarded to as very critical. There are many disciplines taught in universities or colleges. Despite going through career counselors before picking their study subjects in the university, most post high scholars have no idea which courses…

over time. Richland College: The World of Transformation. When I join at Richland College, I use to think that I can get a certificate and I will get a job based on that certificate. At first time when I start my class I was not comfortable in the new environment, but day by day I start feeling comfortable and my thinking process has been changed. After joining the class I learn that though job is important and at the same time learning is also important. To become a successful and responsible…

During my first year at the Community College of Rhode Island, I struggled to become a successful student and find my niche in a new environment. Not sure of the major I wanted to pursue or my path lead to the lack of motivation and focus that I needed to get started with my college career. Looking in retrospect, I can truthfully say, I was not ready for college. Lacking the proper fundamentals of a student lead to a major downfall in my academic standing. While in high school, I did not fully…

The transition from high school to college can be rather strenuous. For Amber Lewis, she was aware that she must adjust to new beginnings and surroundings in a short period of time. She was excited to leave her little city of Sikeston in Missouri and move to Atlanta where she will begin her journey at Clark Atlanta University. She wanted change for once; a chance to start an experience on her own and learn from her mistakes, which will hopefully mold her into a prosperous person in the future.…

for successful career placement. The research necessary to continue nurturing the desire for knowledge eventually became a fundamental goal of universities, with Harvard and Yale emerging as the first schools to connect this new evidence-based knowledge with real-world applications (Geiger, 2014, p. 544-5). Although initially a limited number of universities were committed to pursuing research, this…

get higher education for a better job in the future. Some of them even are willing to send their children away to a different country in order to get a better college education. Besides many major problems which have been addressed in newspaper, and news, there is one problem who is an international college student will have to experience once which is internships.…

shaped my ambition to want to major in a STEM related field as well as the need for a more global perspective. Last year, I transferred into Arcadia University from a Community College and decided it was time I finish my studies after taking care of a family member. After participating in one of Arcadia’s preview programs abroad, I developed a whole new appreciation for travel and how life experience can significantly mold a person’s outlook. I want to be able to take the time to study abroad…

the number one problem in colleges or universities, and it’s has resulted in outrageous deaths. There has been an increase of hazing throughout the years and even though there has been more help it just doesn’t seem to stop. Now in days hazing can be found in any sport activity but you might not identified it as is because many students are afraid to report it.That one situations that they say is no Big deal might end up to being the cover of the worldwide news. First of all, it’s the…