As Congress Investigates For-Profit Colleges, Students Face Risky Choices
Are rising college enrollment numbers a bad thing? In October 2008, the share of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States hit an all-time high. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of the most recent U.S. Census data available, just under 11.5 million students, or 39.6 percent of all young adults ages 18 to 24, were enrolled in a two- or four-year college in October 2008. Cynical views of these numbers stem from the fact that most of the growth is from for-profit colleges. The increased interest in post-secondary education has increased demand and competition for ...
When 'Everybody Draws Muhammad,' Balancing Free Speech and Religious Respect
On May 9th, a student group called Secular Humanists for Inquiry and Free Thought (SHIFT) chalked stick figure drawings of the Prophet Muhammad across Northwestern University's campus. In a statement issued later that day on their blog, they explained that their intention was to spark a dialogue about political correctness and free speech. They also aimed to undermine the power of Islamic groups who claim that depictions of Muhammad violate a tenet of Islam and mock a founding principle of their faith. A series of 12 political cartoons, first published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten ...
Social Media's Expanding Role in College Admissions
Why did a recent Facebook virus requiring users to join a group (and, in doing so, contract a spamming bug) have such devastating success? The promise to reveal "the status update that got a highschool [sic] student REJECTED from Harvard!" must have struck a chord. Though the page was a hoax, the response it earned reflects a growing apprehension about the increasing significance of social media in the college application and decision-making process. Establishing a presence on Facebook is a smart recruitment move for colleges, since the site's 350 million members, many of whom are in their ...
Utah to Consider Elimination of 12th Grade
It's strange to think that the state that served as the backdrop for millenials' most iconic high school imagery would be temped to change the makeup of high school as we know it. In Utah, where the first three installments of Disney's colossal hit "High School Musical" were filmed, Sen. Chris Buttars has proposed a controversial measure to help reduce the state's $700 million deficit: cutting 12th grade from high schools statewide. Buttars has suggested that his proposal would offer incentives to encourage students to accelerate their education, but his lure may need to be flashier than ...
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