Resnet Jamie Merisotis: Is College Worth It?: It Is if We Reinvent It There's a disturbing concept floating around. It's popping up fairly regularly in news coverage and often makes its way into op-ed columns and national magazine pieces. In short: Some are asking whether college is worth the money. Pointing to the dramatic increases in the cost of college and citing various "facts" that raise doubts about the quality and relevance of postsecondary programs, these experts are questioning the value of a college education. Skeptics of various stripes have shown up in venues ranging from ABC News to the Atlantic. One article employed the term "ripoff," and at least one blogger went so far as to accuse the "college degree industry" of perpetuating a "scam" by emphasizing the need to increase college attainment. Fair enough. The message from the job market is even more compelling. And the education mandate is sure to intensify in coming years. And there's another gap we need to mind: the educational-equity gap separating the nation's various population groups.
Netflix - Watch TV Shows Online, Watch Movies Online Amazon.co.uk Calendar Home › Long Session 2012–2013 July 20 Friday Last day during the summer session for new summer session students and continuing and readmitted students to register for the fall semester. July 24 Tuesday Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. August 15 Wednesday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 pm for undergraduate students who registered for the fall semester by July 20. August 17 Friday Orientation for new international students. August 22 Wednesday Orientation and testing begin for new undergraduate students. Fall Semester 2012 August 24 Friday Registration for the fall semester for new and readmitted undergraduate students who have not yet registered. Registration and add/drop for the fall semester for continuing graduate students who have previously registered. University residence halls open at 9:00 am. University Health Services benefits become available to registered students. August 25 - 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 Wednesday Classes begin. September 3
Is A College Education Worth The Debt? Share Book Recommendations With Your Friends, Join Book Clubs, Answer Trivia Love Hate Tattoo Studio - Miami A Perfect Storm in Undergraduate Education, Part 2 - Advice ... By Thomas H. Benton What is keeping undergraduates from learning? Last month, I speculated from my perspective as a college teacher about a set of interlocking factors that have contributed to the problem. In that column (The Chronicle, February 25), I referred to the alarming data presented by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa in Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (University of Chicago Press, 2011) in the context of President Obama's call for more students to attend college in order to prepare for the economy of the future. This month I want to speculate on why students (and, to a lesser extent, their parents) are not making choices that support educational success. The student as consumer. Changing forms of literacy. Declining academic engagement. Alienation from professors. Expanding social and extracurricular commitments. The escalating cost of education. Anxiety about future employment. Students feeling disillusioned, bored, apathetic, scared, and trapped.