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 […]
In today’s modern world, people rely more and more on the Internet because of its easy, convenient access. A question or topic can be entered into the search bar, and thousands of pieces of information are discovered. Even though this method of access has recently been developed, it has become the major access to knowledge. […]
Libraries have long time been a place where people can come together to share and collect information and knowledge. This concept has been around for centuries and recently, it has become shifted as the introduction of technology has changed the way that information of relayed and stored. However, there is still a wealth of knowledge that is being created in both concrete and digital forms. This knowledge needs to be stored and preserved in order for it to be accessible in the future. I believe that it is most effective…read more
Innovative disruption is similar to the words “change” and “improvement” even though “disruption” may create a negative connotation for the word “innovative disruption”. An example of innovative disruption is when I started using the calorie counter application on my smartphone. I never thought I would actually gain the “Freshman 15” during my first year of […]
I think that innovative disruption is a term used in place of change or improvement that has garnered a negative connotation in the area of higher education. At its very basis, innovative disruption comes from technological changes that could at some point have a very positive change or influence the way that universities are run for the better. One example of imitative disruption in my life is when I first got my own car. This was a piece of technology that was unlike anything I had owned or even really…read more
As far as voices to be heard, students feels that they are misrepresented in the university environment. This is a difficult situation because we have students who are not satisfied with their education in the one place where they should be fulfilled of their educational opportunities. Moreover, in terms of whose voices should predominate, I […]
I think that the governance at a University has to be nuanced and diverse in its members in order to be the most fair and impartial to all parties. There should be some outside influence, faculty and department input as well as some student say in the decisions made for the University. I think that there should be someone (or a group of people) from outside the university who can offer a non-biased opinion and an outside perspective for decisions to be made. These people could have legal authority since…read more
When one is in high school, you hear teachers and parents talking about the “real world” after graduating high school and going to college. And now that we are in college, teachers and parents are still discussing about the “real world” after college. This so-called “adult world” is mostly heard of rather than actually lived […]
I view college as a period of transition, and I am an advocate for learning through experience. I feel that when students enter a university, they give up some of their freedoms by agreeing to follow that rules and regulations of the institution. These rules are generally created in order to make the campus a safer and more efficient place; however, they are usually viewed by students as an infringement on their freedoms. I feel that there are merits to having some buffers from the “outside world” during the college…read more
As an Iranian-American, I have been in situations where my race created negative consequences. In other words, I have faced discrimination due to where my family and I come from. Even though I was born and raised in America, society and my peers tend to only see the color of my skin and hair and […]
