Northwestern University

In 2011, 450,000 students signed up for three online computer science classes that Stanford University offered at no cost (Vardi, 2012). Shortly afterwards, it became a talked about topic in higher education (Billsberry, 2013). The popularity of MOOCs (massive open online courses) has kept growing ever since (Vardi, 2012). The amount of knowledge that is now being shared with MOOCs in unprecedented (Billsberry, 2013). Prestigious colleges such as MIT, Harvard, and Stanford have partnered…

It hit her. The cost of books, the work-study job, the inability to ask family for help. The piling list came barreling in on Jessica Jordan. She had received a full scholarship to Wesleyan University in the fall of 2009. So why was she struggling? “I was, for most of the [first] year, living out of poverty. Financial emergencies occurred, and I had no one to turn to. Neither of my parents could afford to send me money if an unexpected charge came up on my student account. In fact, when I could…

director in the Sociology of Education program at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Anthony Chen is the associate professor in the Sociology and Institute for Policy Research program at Northwestern University. His interest in American political development was what prompted him to co-write an article on affirmative action with Stulberg. The article appeared in the American Sociology Association and was issued by SAGE Publication, a publication…

multiple stories from different universities, Shulevitz shows how safe spaces are a hindering discussion because they’re used as a way for students to shelter themselves from things that they don’t want to hear. In order to support her first claim, Shulevitz writes a story about a debate on sexual assault between Jessica Valenti and Wendy McElroy, a libertarian whom they feared would…

As graduation approaches many high school students are deciding whether to go to college or not. Many of those students are deciding not to go because of the rising costs of tuition, and wondering if the value of the education is equal to the amount of money they are paying. Although many student believe college is not worth the financial investment, there are many benefits in going to college other than obtaining a degree, making it worth the financial investment because it helps you acquire…

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…

scores.” (Text 1 line 23) “Checks totaling $90,800 went to students and $145,370 to teachers.” (Text 1 lines 27-28) Students at Woodbridge High had an increase in AP scores by 29% from this project. It has reached nearly half of the US. At Northwestern University, “Economist C. Kirabo Jackson found that in Texas, the bonuses and extra support sparked an increase in AP and IB test takers…

Also, the NCAA restricting the voice of the student-athletes, allows universities to overuse their underpaid inputs (student-athletes) (Sanderson & Siegfried, 2015, p. 126). Further, Sanderson and Siegfried discuss the NCAA restrictions on transferring. Not only can universities dictate where a scholarship athlete can enroll, but the athlete also must sit out a year (Sanderson & Siegfried, 2015, p. 127). Next, Sanderson…

Proposed Self-Designed Major in Communication with a concentration in Sports Communication Program Rationale: Communication is the verbal and nonverbal interaction of sharing or exchanging information between people. The study and understanding of the field of communication is important for interacting in a variety of sectors. Having a keen grasp on how to share and exchange information among people in diverse settings is a skill set for students be successful in the field of communication and…

Today, many schools and institutions have honor codes in place to help promote integrity. Integrity is extremely important and is commonly built up during a person’s childhood and early adulthood. As universities and schools are central to cultivating integrity as students attend the schools during their early adulthood and childhood, honor codes are completely necessary to help cultivate integrity and all schools should put one into place. Before considering an honor code’s role in promoting…