College Quality

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Last week, we highlighted a couple of big-time college football teams struggling on the field but excelling in the classroom. We suggested it might be difficult, if not impossible, for teams to maintain stellar athletic and academic records given the time constraints and pressures on student-athletes. Are there…

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Two weeks ago, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln fired its athletic director, Steve Pederson, after the football team started the season 4-3 overall and 1-2 in the Big 12 conference. Following three more losses, Nebraska's perennially dominant football team has now been outscored 150 to 59 by…

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OECD Report Finds Other Countries Catching Up to U.S. in Higher Ed

Though the United States continues to lead the world in its proportion of college-educated citizens, other countries are quickly catching up, according to a report released…

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