Universities and colleges

College attendance has been a major concern in recent years. Most professors want all students to attend each and every class. Why is college attendance important? Attendance is a crucial because it helps the students keep up with lectures and assignments that the instructor forwards. Mandating college attendance has an effect on students’ grades. Different ideas have been flowing to find a solution to this problem. Even though improvements have been made, it is still not fully resolved. More…

For most high school students, college is just around the corner! Most students have had a long treacherous journey of essays and endless amounts of application questions for college or post secondary education. Then, the day finally comes when the emotional acceptance letter arrives and the enrollment process begins. Contracts, terms and conditions, and code of conduct are just a few papers that college students read and sign in compliance with campus rules. After, the final step is to move-in,…

community of college students in modern day America are certainly a unique one. The community consists of several entities. These entities include instructors, educators, tutors, persons of power, and of course, the students themselves. Each of these subjects form what we know today as a place of higher education, or a college or university. The community consists of millions of people. According to the website, National Center for Education Statistics, an estimated 20.2 million college…

A recently surfaced issue surrounding higher education is that of sanctuary campuses. Broadly, a sanctuary campus is defined as a “college or university that has instituted policies to protect undocumented students, faculty, and staff from the threat of deportation,” (“Here’s Where the Sanctuary Campus Movement Stands”). However, each universities’ status is unique to their understanding of “sanctuary.” Interpretations of this status ranges from “safe spaces” protecting students against…

The purpose of the research paper was to give me the opportunity to take the first steps in the search for my future college choice. A series of steps were taken to develop this finishing product of the gathered information. To start, I took a personality profile test on the College Board website. Next, the information was evaluated by friends and family in order to determine accuracy. I used this information and created an overall analysis of my personality. Then, I took the information of my…

Weapons on College Campuses There has been controversial debate on allowing students access to concealed weapons on college campuses, will it be safer or not. There’s three articles that talks about their viewpoints on concealed weapons and giving their opinions to why students should or should not be allowed to carry guns on college campuses. Dean Dickerson and University Chancellor Mcraven talk about the protection of students and the concerns of potentially increasing violence on college…

across colleges and university nationwide. Academic freedom of thought, speech and fairness has changed drastically thorough out the years. What was acceptable then it’s now viewed with sensitive eyes and ears. Professor Charles Kors says on video Who’s Too Weak to Live with Freedom? “It is a treating of young adults as helpless infants unable to chart their own way in a world that isn’t always neat and comfortable.” (Belaker) FIRE is advocating the American freedom all across the universities…

the importance of a college degree to myself personally, professionally, what I will need to do in order to be successful, and the ways I will be able to meet my academic and personal goals. A degree from a university is, to me personally, a sense of security. While a university degree will take a lot of dedication, time, hard work, and money, it will provide me with a sense of security for my future. Putting all of the time and effort into receiving a degree from a university will help me…

Throughout this term, we have learned about the frequency of sexual assault among college students, mandatory reporting rules, institutional betrayal, and the many factors that influence a survivor’s choice of whether or not to report a crime. One of the biggest themes so far in class seems to be that education and transparency have the power to improve rules, laws, and public opinions. After the documentary regarding military sexual assault was released, some powers were taken away from…

Anxiety is a health problem experienced by many college students around the world. The rates of Depression are on the rise, with many college students experiencing symptoms that have a negative impact on academic performance and the quality of life. According to the Center for Disease Control (2008), in 2005 and 2006, 1 out of 20 Americans 12 years of age and older reported having current depression. Lindsey, Fabiano, and Stark (2009) found that 1 and 4 college students experienced depression in…