Universities and colleges

person is free to speak or write their opinions. In colleges there is a protection of individual’s rights, when it comes to debates and open forums. Though this article addresses issues of how colleges/universities try to hinder students’ rights and freedoms concerning their speech. Liberal ideal is part of campus life, being free as a human being and having a strong sense of values and ethics. According to the article “universities often deny students and faculty their fundamental…

student I am looking to improve my chances of getting accepted to the University of California. What is the probability of a transfer student getting accepted to a four-year university from a community college and what are the requirements? In fall 2016 the University of Los Angeles had a total of 22,281 transfer students that applied for admissions, And 5,667 were admitted totaling a 25% admit rate. Also, in fall 2016 at the University of Southern California 8,750 applications from transfer…

Post University (Waterbury, CT) Established in 1890, Post University used to be a school to train students in bookkeeping, shorthand and typing. It started offering four-year degrees in 1976 in order to assist returning Vietnam veterans, offering programs with companies including Cigna and Johnson and Johnson shortly after. The university offers over 100 degree programs in total and has over 7,000 students in attendance. Each of Post University’s 4 academic colleges, The Malcolm Balridge…

sixty days. So if the college or university leads the investigation, the victim’s case will be handled faster and there is a better chance of the attacker being punished.…

better than women. However, they should be treatment the same. College and universities should take steps to ensure that both men and women should receive equal opportunity and equal treatment on campus. Some campuses are discriminating against men. For example, Urback points this at “Queen University in Kingston Ontario, student tried to have Men’s Issues…

Former president of Boston University, John Silber, who was also ran for the position of governor for the state of Massachusetts, was an intellectual man. Even after his death, September 27, 2012, he left behind his legacy and had “Sherborn Street” renamed by the city of Boston, the “John R. Silber Way” in honor of him. John Silber’s essay, “Students Should Not Be above the Law” addresses in the beginning of the essay, in which medieval Europe had a “two parallel court systems: the church’s and…

The article from College Quarterly, entitled “A Suffering Generation: Six factors Contributing to the Mental Health crisis in North America,” details the struggles students in higher education institutions are facing today, and the major contributors for mental health problems among these students. The author details the review of literature from previous research studies in this field, noting the increase in the number of students seeking out psychological care while in college, as well as the…

Should college athletes get paid? One of the hottest debates in the sports world is whether or not college athletes should receive a cut of the revenue they produce for the school. Football and men’s basketball players generate billions of dollars a year through television contracts, so why don’t they get to share in the profits? Does this mean that big time universities are exploiting their college athletes so that they can cash in on their talents? Many people are not aware that most…

Umpqua Community College, Santa Monica College, Oikos University, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Northern Illinois University, Virginia Tech, University of Arizona’s College of Nursing, Uni­versity of Iowa, colleges since 1984 that were grounds for mass shootings. Harper Mercer, John Zawahri, L. Goh, Amy Bishop, Steven Kazmierczak, Robert S. Flores, Gang Lu, students and faculty that opened fire at those colleges. Mass shootings on college campuses are not fictional events, they are…

revenue for the university but it will open doors and opportunities for students of all generations. In addition, a virtual classroom will provide a space and time for cross-cultural exchange and collaborative learning. Online learning will make higher learning more affordable for students as well as keeping the operating costs low for the university without sacrificing the quality of education. Online learning will help JY University stay on the cutting edge with other top universities…