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    The study of leadership in higher education brings with it a multitude of concepts, theories, and topics to learn, and as a novice researcher, it is important to explore as many of these concepts as possible during your degree program in order to gain a better understanding of the magnitude the study of leadership in higher education covers. Throughout a doctoral program on leadership in higher education, candidates will encounter hundreds of scholarly articles and empirical studies that fall in

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    What has motivated you to pursue higher education? To earn a degree and obtain skills that i will need to support myself as an artist. And make a living with the thing I love to do. I believe that you will be much happier in life if your work is your passion. Why did you choose your major or course of study? Since I was little I have always been creative and was alway making thing from found objects. I loved drawing and this was my main objective in college. Until I had to take a ceramics class

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    many things have changed for the people that want to pursue a higher education. The cost of attendance has incremented, the discovery of new courses, remodeling of courses, new majors have been added, technology has been implemented and campuses have been modernized. It has been the government 's responsibility in creating new paths to the middle class and ensuring the nation’s economic prosperity by opening the doors of higher education. The ultimate mission of the United States is to support the

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    (Dynarski par. 1). They are only gigantic numbers on paper, but in real life, their meaning is life changing. People are struggling in ways that those viewing the numbers can barely fathom, and the effects are alarming. The cost of obtaining a higher education is showing problems for the people, the economy, and the future of America. Jeff Rausch finds the statistic alarming- $1.2 trillion is owed by those of college age- young adults working for a better future (Dynarski par.1). With his background

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    Education has always been a huge benefit for military personnel. Not only too further one’s career, but for those that wish to seek employment after their time in service. Now employers look more favorable toward both the experience that men and women get from the service and to include the education they receive during or after their enlistment. Mostly due to the fact that they are driven to always do better for themselves and their career. They also have the discipline and respect to adapt to whatever

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    Higher Education Costs Education, there should be no class distinction. Education should be provided to all, irrespective of their economic, social or religious backgrounds. Education is defined as gaining knowledge which is funded by the government or charity organizations for awareness, charity, religious, or any other motives. It’s like an investment which helps to build the economy in the long run rather than a way of getting short-term inceptives from students. One of the reasons

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    classes, I have begun to understand that the foundation of higher education in the United States has a tumultuous past, however, is also an example of how enough desire for progress and pressure from external sources fosters change. From our readings in A History of American Higher Education by John R. Thelin we have discussed the progress and design of American Higher Education from the early 1600’s on. In our second text, American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic

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    necessary part of higher education for many reasons. Though college may be expensive and time consuming, there is no way to get a degree without it. People may be able to learn without having to go to college but college is fundamental to getting a piece of paper that says you went and achieved a degree after years of hard work. However college is not meant for everyone, in some cases people are not able to function in a college setting so they turn to alternative forms of education. In most cases

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    Higher education has evolved to become one of the principal means in educating individuals in specific areas of study such as engineering, management, or the sciences. Universities and colleges are the places where people go seeking for higher education. It is the reason why the world is where it is today. Almost all of the inventions that make our life easier today are the outcome of education. Some students will do whatever they can to make sure they end up in one of these places. Higher education

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    For centuries, education has played a vital role in shaping hundreds of generations in different societies. Education determines our future combined with the level of success we achieve. In most societies, the minimum requirement for adolescent education is grades kindergarten through twelfth grade. A higher education has always been optional and since it is not offered as free, not everyone is able to attend. This type of educational schooling is the university, or college. A college degree is mandatory

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