The high cost of college is changing how high schoolers think about whether or not to go. A new book, “Rethinking College,” argues for changing the narrative around higher education to be more welcoming to gap years, apprenticeships and other alternatives to college at a time where a degree is so expensive that students worry about its value.

How Rising Higher Ed Costs Change Student Choices. (Doubting College, Ep. 6)

Tune in and hear from four UWM Honors students reflecting on experiential learning in three different organizations on the Near South Side of Milwaukee. These students--Jake, Wolfgang, Kaitline, and Gen--bring the contexts of their respective disciplines to bear on on their community embedded experiences. Hear how they make connections to architecture, computer science, nursing, and a double-major in psychology and sociology, while answering these questions:
05:20 - What drew you to this class? 
06:32 - What differentiates this kind of learning experience from a "traditional" classroom experience?
08:42 - What prompted you to make the connection between your experiences in the community and your own studies for your major?
10:04 - How has your concept of community evolved as a result of this experience?
11:59 - How has this experience shaped your sense of place in the city of Milwaukee?
13:27 - How has this experience shaped the kind of professional you want to be?
16:38 - What do you feel the communities you worked with have given to you?
19:30 - How can instructors make this kind of learning more attractive to students?
23:01 - How can we make this kind of experiences more accessible to students across the university?

Community-Embedded Learning: The Student Perspective

UWM Center for Student Experience and Talent

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