440 days ago I started a counter to remind the politicians in Oklahoma that promised to pass a bill to give K12 teachers a raise. They made these promises to persuade Oklahomans to vote against State Question 779. They said they had a better plan than the one penny tax that would have provided revenue… Continue reading →
State Question 779 failed to pass on November 8. I took the failure of this State Question hard. I had to do something. As President Boren said so aptly on November 8. For those of you not in Oklahoma, the past eight years have been tough for education funding in Oklahoma. We rank 48th… Continue reading →
Things have been…well, a word is hard to find to describe how things have been on campus since the election. My thought early today walking across campus was “maybe this is what it was like when Nixon was elected”. It is tough for students right now. A student I know informally sent me and… Continue reading →
I learned to drive in a Model T. No, I was not born in the early part of the 20th century. My Dad rebuilt Model T’s and we would drive them in the parades. It was a beautiful autumn day and we had just finished riding in the Homecoming Parade. I was so… Continue reading →
As a first-generation American going to the University of Oklahoma, my family members, specifically cousins around my age, would always comment on how I am so lucky to be able to attend an American college. I knew that America was known to be the land of opportunity, but I did not know why American higher […]
If you would have asked me a year ago about the classes I might have predicted that I would be taking spring semester of my freshman year of college, I can certainly assure you that “Higher Education: Past and Future” would not have been one of the first to pop into my mind. However, as […]
Our class covered the major aspects of college life, from money to society. I would not argue with any topics presented in the class, but some interesting aspects of the university system were not touched on. One that I would like to see covered a little bit more is the admissions process. Perhaps it is … Continue reading An Admission
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism “about 20% of college students meet the criteria for an Alcohol Use Disorder.” The University of Oklahoma claims to be a dry campus. I do not know administrators‘ and other faculty members’ views on the matter, but many students see this as a joke. It’s … Read more
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism “about 20% of college students meet the criteria for an Alcohol Use Disorder.” The University of Oklahoma claims to be a dry campus. I do not know administrators‘ and other faculty members’ views on the matter, but many students see this as a joke. It’s … Read more
What important topic about American Higher Education have we failed to cover in this course? Discuss why you feel the topic is important. This course provided a comprehensive and well rounded exploration into Higher Education. In my own writing and in the class, we focused on the undergraduate portion of higher education, but do not venture into the world of upper higher education. In the world of higher education , it seems that a college education could start to become a more common accomplishment which will increase the number of…read more
