Colleges and Universities

Campus Ambassadors can give tours, show parents around, or show prospective students around the university. They also might serve as ambassadors by going out into the community, such as to local...

I see the similarities all the time, as I teach at both residential and non-residential colleges. First, classes and coursework are very similar. Second, at most non-residential colleges, clubs and...

There are many qualities that a good college student needs to have. First, a good student needs intelligence. College classes are not easy. Students need to have the brain power to do well in...

I think that colleges need to teach their subjects in such a way as to incorporate the ethics of the field. This should extend more than one basic ethics class. It is the responsibility of the...

I do not think alcohol should be sold on college campuses, unless there is some way to keep students drinking it safely. Regulating alcohol consumption might help kids learn to drink safely....

Interestingly, there have been studies that indicate that there is a sound relationship between a students' scores in Geometry on standardized tests and their success in college. But, this study...

Medieval universities were somewhat different in different countries, as modern universities are. I will use the examples of Oxford and Cambridge, the first universities in the English-speaking...

If you are trying to provide peer counseling or academic counseling, the most useful thing to do is to get a copy of the college's Math curriculum. This way, the newly-enrolled student will get a...

There are many college and universities that have a great business program. Let me list a few of them. First, there are the most obvious choices such as University of Pennsylvania, Princeton,...

If you're speaking of university education with pre-professional or pre-academia or pre-science and -technology course emphases, then no, not everyone should have free higher education because the...

Certainly, there is more specialization on the graduate level where one focuses solely on courses relative to one's Major. In addition, the depth of analysis is increased. Rather than playing...

I ended up going to the same college my mother went to, though it played no part on my decision. I mentioned it one day at dinner as a possibility and she arranged a tour. I often tell my...

Work. Besides a payroll job, think of washing cars, babysitting, dog sitting, mowing, raking lawns, painting, etc. There are many things that you can offer to do for older neighbors that they...

There are two main points to be made for this point of view. The first can be made on the basis of social equity and fairness. From this point of view, university should be free to all so that all...

These things can change people in two main ways. They can change people in ways that have to do with pragmatic, economic issues, but they can also change people in terms of their mindsets. The...

This is a very subjective question, since every individual will have different experiences and different goals in their field. One 2012 ranking lists Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh, and the London...

If you have truly exhausted the basic Internet search for various college scholarships, you have likely found many that are very large and have huge application pools, as well as those that are...

Both. The University of Pennsylvania is a regular school, and a very good school at that. According to their website, U Penn is one of the oldest schools in the country (dating back to 1740). In...

There really isn't an absolute standard of "the best" university or college. Each individual department has various strengths and weaknesses and each school is either a good or bad fit for a...

Taking one non-Honors English course, especially if is simply is not offered at your school, will not adversely affect your ability to get into a good college. Looking at the totality of the...

The first two things to look for are the source of the information and the credentials of the author. Universities are one of the best sources of scholarly articles. Lets take an example from the...

They call the major sports "revenue sports" for a reason. They not only pay for themselves, they bring in more money for other, smaller sports. And there is something to the NCAA's campaign about...