The Importance of a University Education: A Better Life on the Horizon

There is no division in American life that hurts more than the one between those we consider well educated and those who are poorly or inadequately schooled" (Spayde 60). According to John Spayde, author of "Learning in the Key of Life," a university education is a defining role in the well-being and success of people in today's society. Similarly, John Henry Newman, in his essay, "The Idea of a University," believes too that education gives "man the clear conscious view of his own opinions and judgments, a truth in developing them, an eloquence in expressing them, and force in urging them" (49), thus making him a well rounded human being. In fact, many people today agree with the ideas of these two writers, that a university education is the first step to becoming successful in one's life. …