Indiana State University ranks in top 14 percent nationally for social mobility

[Jason Svoboda]

Indiana State University ranked among the top 14 percent of colleges and universities nationwide in CollegeNet’s annual Social Mobility Index, which evaluates schools on “providing a conduit for economic and social advancement.”

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[child]

Wow, at least they have got that going for them!

 

[4Q_iu]

Wow, at least they have got that going for them!

To which camp do you fall?

The camp that says college is about preparing a person for work – to help them get a good or better job?

or

The other camp says college is about more broadly preparing a person for success in life - to be an engaged and enlightened citizen capable of thinking critically and communicating clearly, ultimately able to thrive in their well-being.

or

Both? career/job-driven and a life-driven purpose?

 

[child]

The other camp says college is about more broadly preparing a person for success in life - to be an engaged and enlightened citizen capable of thinking critically and communicating clearly, ultimately able to thrive in their well-being.

 

[Sycamorefan96]

These days colleges seem to only teach people WHAT to think, not HOW to think. If you think for yourself in college then your kook professor will probably accuse you of being a "privileged white suppremist" or something of the sort.

 

[IndyTreeFan]

The other camp says college is about more broadly preparing a person for success in life - to be an engaged and enlightened citizen capable of thinking critically and communicating clearly, ultimately able to thrive in their well-being.

Well they are certainly failing in that regard...