Constitution Day has come and gone—it is on Sept. 17 each year—and with little fanfare, even from among the true believers who cite all manner of supposed rights and banishments that appear somewhere in...
You may not have the day off, there will be no fireworks along the riverfront, and your American flag may not be flying but rolled up neatly in the hall closet, but today is...
Is Harvard really the best? It turns out that depends on who you ask—and what you ask. As students across America return to campus for the new school year, new editions of three prominent...
Imagine heading to a college ratings/ranking site and viewing the following set of grades: Yale—F; Cornell —F; and Bowdoin—F One would think that would get your attention? How about: Penn—D; Harvard—D; and Princeton—C So...
Revealing new details about the behind-the-scenes selection process, three men who were on the University of Texas System’s governing board when it hired Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa said Tuesday that Gov. Rick Perry privately encouraged...
Four years ago I ranked all of the major college guides for Slate. My piece is still there, if you want to look. It retains some relevance at this time of year, when America...
College students around the country are returning to school this weekend. What are they going to learn when they get there? Not what they should, according to a recent publication of the American Council...
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