Select 1 of the major social or political aspects of higher education that has been or will be
addressed in this course. This assignment is in preparation for the Module 6: Week 6 exercise
which will be a detailed exploration of multiple sides of your chosen topic. For this Debate Topic
Overview, provide the following items in a 12-page paper: a general description of the topic,
the types of institutions that are impacted the most by this issue, and the characteristics of
students most affected by this issue.
For example, your topic might be the decline in state support for higher education. While this can
impact all institutions in your own state, it probably affects students the most who attend public
institutions that rely on state appropriations for a sizable portion of their budget. The
characteristics of students most affect in this example might be first generation and low-income
students because there could be a greater risk that they do not receive as much financial aid. In
this example, the student would submit a 12-page overview with sufficient background
information about these three items.
This assignment must reflect current APA style, which includes, but is not limited to, using one
inch margins on all sides, 12-point Times New Roman font, consecutive page numbers in the
upper right corner of the header, a title page, an abstract, and a reference page
