What makes a “good college” - and why it matters | Cecilia M. Orphan | TEDxMileHigh
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- Ask 100 people which college they’d dream of attending and you’ll probably hear the same answers over and over again: Harvard, MIT, Yale, Stanford. We say we want equity in higher education, yet we obsess over a small number of colleges that most of us will never get into. In this thought-provoking talk, Cecilia M. Orphan discusses the problem with prestige in higher education and asks us to redefine a "good university” as one that makes an excellent education available to everyone - as Regional Public Universities do.
Dr. Cecilia Orphan is an associate professor of Higher Education at the University of Denver and Director of Partnerships for the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges. As a first-generation, working-class student at Portland State University, she realized that regional public universities (RPUs) do vital work to serve their local communities and support marginalized communities. Now, they're the focus of her work. From 2006-2011, she directed the American Democracy Project, a national civic engagement initiative involving 240 RPUs. She lives in Denver with her husband, Jacob, and her mischievous cat, Oso. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
That was an awesome talk. I am definitely changing my financial end of life giving to the RPUs.
This is an incredible speech! ❤ I can’t agree more with her.
Yes, it’s time to change our perspective about higher education. Amen to every single word she said.
Wow she is very good speaker. Her speech just amazing.
I believe that for personal growth... the environment you live in matters... your surrounding matters... the people you are surrounded with 24x7 matters.... and that's why i wanna get into the best universities to surround myself with the people who actually think outside the box... I wanna share my ideas with them, wanna know their ideas... we can collab and make bigger ideas... THATS MY DREAM... and i'm currently working for it
Very brilliant and altruistic presentation. Much appreciated.
woah I’m first, never thought I’d see the day. I think one issue is that this is just human nature, we tend to go for things that look exclusive, cough cough the ivy league schools. They look so exclusive because not as many people can just get in. Not saying they’re bad, just saying that even with low acceptance rates like 3% people are still applying, some even knowing that it’s out of their reach
If you watched the entire video you would not have been first. Sometimes being first isn’t a good thing. That’s the point of this entire TED talk.
@@SUZSMITH I’ve watched the video though? I commented yes, but that was while watching. But I do get your point
@@SUZSMITH you're mean.
People tend to apply to top universities because of the ability to increase their earning potential.
I do agree that people should be realistic in their endeavors, but people who are borderline capable of competing should definitely shoot for the moon because if they fail, they would at least land amongst the stars.
I can name a few people who actually were admitted into top universities on this principle alone.
I also wonder if this speech would have been given years ago. Cough, cough.
@@ready2travel226 Yeah No I definitely agree. If you have the ability go for
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Bravo!
It was incredible, thanks for that deep and thought-provoking speech
Thank you Cecilia! For inspiring us with your beautiful testimony of success 🙏
great insights, Maam, Cecila !!
You inspire me thank you so much. I appreciate you❤
“A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.”
― Shelby Foote
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Good Will Hunting!
I’m also a first generation college professor from a liberal arts university! Thank you for giving such an important talk 😊
Verdade, Você está corretíssima \o/
I mean what she said is right, the actual changes in the country is not by some big high reject colleges, it's from people. And most people aren't gonna be in high reject colleges but at high accepting colleges. People should make it so that mediocre or lower level colleges gets equal or good funding. Maybe by other high reject colleges, people or from government.
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As a high school student, I totally agree. I'm kind of disillusioned by these top private schools.
Her voice is so satisfying.. 😍
Totally agree!
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Our people whether young or older need to hear this informative and insightful presentation especially for people who view that prestige is the only valuable existence in the world ⭐
This is powerful.
I understood the way she feels.
Yes the academic knowledge is accessible in public colleges and not much of a difference with top universities but It’s about getting a job after graduation, employers are looking for big names on the CVs
In life, you are not obliged to know everything, but you are obliged to find a solution - Na vida, você não é obrigado a saber tudo, mas é obrigado a encontrar uma solução
This Is probably the best channel i ve discovered this month!
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Very touching 😕💯
😥 thank you I love this insight Cecilia brought me to tears there is hope in life ☺
Great Ted talk. Highly rejective schools don’t necessarily create highly successful adults.
Great talk
Inspiring
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A “good college” has “good funding”. There is a direct relationship between the two. This applies to secondary education too because the ability to succeed in college is developed in secondary school. Underfunded and undemanding secondary education dooms all but the brilliant and dilligent students to marginal success in college. But getting into college is not as hard as graduating from that college. (Graduation rate for public universities is 62%) Many colleges have instituted writing requirements to raise students’ poor writing skills. (There is a reason they call it 13th grade.) Regional Public Universities, even major State Universities need more funding. Today, public Universities’ are teaching core classes in auditoriums with 1200 students augmented with teaching assistants. Each student paying the same price per credit hour as the engineering class with 30 students. Why ? Because of poor state funding. Universities are recruiting foreign and out of state students. Why? Because foreigners pay full price and have no chance of “state resident” rates. Also, fewer in-state residents are accepted because they are being sacrificed for increased out-of-state student revenues. Finally, if more colleges were endowed with the same funding as "Harvard, MIT, Yale and Stanford”, they wouldn’t be so exclusive anymore.
Love this, Great Information
I’ve been to both types of schools. As a disabled person, I felt much more supported in the CSU system.
Very much appreciated 👍🏻
see etymology of "scholar.". Greek prerivative in particular.
Thanks for presenting this talk…. FEMA. 🙂
Why do you think FEMA funded this talk?
Excellent job!
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Ivies aren't schools. They're networking clubs for rich people.
A good college is one that effectively instructs their students and doesn't behave in an insular manner.
Agreed with Cecilia here, upward mobility is the mark of a good school, not how insular and snotty they are.
A school's research is meaningless to students. I went to an R1 school, the research funding had zero impact on the me. In fact, it likely had a negative effect as the supposed prestigious "professors" were completely uninterested in actually teaching.
Standing ovation!
This was a great TEDTalk!! Informative and interesting ( ´◡‿ゝ◡`)👍
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Great talk. There’s no reason to go into beaucoup debt to get that degree.
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Awe. I remember CC. I wish you all the best girl, what happened was wrong. Either way we see things, there was always someone there to show us the way. I hope you can reciprocate with me when I say, we fn survived. We live to embrace another day and we love our enemies just as much as we love our self and others. Above all I believe in God and Jesus and the holy spirit. Finally in everything I see growth, hope and love. You guys are doing a great job. Much love 💜
One that doesn't cost 40 grand a year
I hear Bard College is quite good
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Totally, those schools serve a need and should get funding. However, they aren't as good as ivy league schools, and the average student isn't as smart. I'm sorry, but that is reality.
Well said.
Yeah the reality but what if they got more funds as the ivy league schools.They could get better.Just my 1 cent
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The US incarcerates more than any other country in the world. Shouldn't there be a way for all of those people to afford and have access to a way out...?
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A very good question and interesting delivery but in a capitalist society as the US... this is how the game goes.. its called competition!! And money talks..
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God loves you and takes care of you. The biggest loss that a person loses in this life is to live and die while he does not know God or His Messenger, Muhammad, the last of the prophets and the Islamic religion, the last of the heavenly religions, from intelligence. Before you believe in something or not, study it and try to understand it well, and then you have the choice. By reading the Noble Qur’an with translation and trying to understand it before time runs out
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If she had good grades, she could have gotten in to an elite school. They have need-blind scholarship policies. But she did not work hard in High School, and so, should not be entitled to go to an elite school.
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A good college is ones without wokist teachers and teaches traditional subjects, not intersectionality, gender or CRT.
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Ok boomer
@@ayush2sachan275 see that is the problem with you donuts today. You jump to conclusions and know nothing. Absolutely blank in the head. All you can say is okay boomer and you get it wrong even then.
@@zoilalulu3798 I guess you are brainwashed too then.
@@Vile_Entity_3545 I also don't like woke culture but what do you mean by traditional subjects, traditions keep changing, things will not be the same. Degrees about gender are useless but debate is important.
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Academic excellence? College is about inclusion, not education.
Isn’t that donation funds base on people’s freedom of choice? Isn’t it just your money your decision to make?? Why this talker want private donations to be equal distribution?
That's not what she's saying. Yes, there have been huge donation spread across many universities, but most large donations go to prestigious schools. She is suggesting that the donations should go to schools that actually need it, like your regional university. If a donor has money to give, give it to someone who needs it the most and can make the largest impact with the additional funding.
It's still freedom of choice, she isn't forcing anyone to donate to some specific colleges
@@catatonicbug7522 I know what you saying but please, don’t use poverty as an excuse for everything and everywhere! I just believe that your money your decision! Those places are not getting good enough donations do have a reason in it, can’t blame others
@@绿草茵茵 she isn't telling people what to do, she's putting light on things that should be talked about and giving examples of how it could be better
I dont anderstant what she talking about
She wants more government funding of government colleges.