Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action is a term for a set of policies that were put in place to end and correct effects of discrimination. Affirmative Action includes programs implanted by the government

Common Core

My past blog posts have generally pertained to college education, but for this post I decided to talk about a semi-polarizing topic, Common Core. Common Core is a relatively new

College Sports

  Collegiate sports are a defining feature of many college campuses. In fact, many colleges are known on a public level solely for the athletic success. As members of the

College Towns

I am sure that most can agree, that a college is much more than a place of education, a place to earn a degree. Especially at Penn State, we can

Private v Public Universities

Like elementary, middle, and high schools, there are pubic and private universities as well. In my opinion, the differences at the university level are less noticeable as a student going

Gen-Eds and Why They Exist
Gen-Eds and Why They Exist

Gen-ed courses may seem like a waste of time and money, but there is a purpose to them. The question is whether or not one feels the purpose outweighs the

What Makes College ‘The Be-All End-All’?

It is no secret that college degrees are a requirement for most careers in this world. It is no secret that college education is something in which one should be

Broad Scope of Education in the US

Education is a priority for the country of the United States as a whole, ever since attending school became a legal requirement for children in the nineteenth century. The value