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275,555 views|Cecilia M. Orphan – TEDxMileHigh Why are “excellent colleges” frequently the ones that accept the least trainees? Exposing the damaging effects of society’s fixation with extremely rejective (and costly) universities, teacher Cecilia M. Orphan asks us to reconsider what makes organizations “prominent” and think about directing funds and attention to where they’re required most: local public universities that serve all trainees. A require schools to be evaluated by the chances they develop– not the ones they suppress. Why are “great colleges” frequently the ones that accept the least trainees? Exposing the damaging effects of society’s fascination with extremely rejective (and costly) universities, teacher Cecilia M. Orphan asks us to reassess what makes organizations “prominent” and think about directing funds and attention to where they’re required most: local public universities that serve all trainees. A require schools to be evaluated by the chances they develop– not the ones they suppress. This talk existed to a regional audience at TEDxMileHigh, an independent occasion. TED’s editors picked to include it for you. Find out more about TEDx. Find out more about the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC). About the speakerCecilia M. Orphan’s objective is to spread out awareness of the transformative nature of rural-serving organizations and local public universities and make greater education available to everybody. About TEDxTEDx was developed in the spirit of TED’s objective, “concepts worth spreading out.” It supports independent organizers who wish to produce a TED-like occasion in their own neighborhood. This talk existed to a regional audience at TEDxMileHigh, an independent occasion. TED’s editors selected to include it for you. Learn more about TEDx. Discover more about the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC).

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