College rankings can be consequential for less prestigious and less wealthy schools, giving them visibility they might not otherwise have.
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Wealthier students tend to score higher on the SAT than other groups of students, raising questions about how accurate of a barometer the test actually is.
Universities and colleges won’t necessarily pay students to sleep. But they can offer other incentives that encourage them to close their eyes earlier.
Democrats tend to give less than Republicans when it comes to earmarked funding for universities – but they give more to minority-serving institutions.
A series of racist costume parties at Bowdoin shows the contradiction colleges have to navigate – encouraging open, reasoned debate, while creating a safe campus for all students.
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Professor of Sociology, Bowdoin College
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Assistant Professor Educational Foundations, Organizations and Policy, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of Georgia
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Professor of Economics and Strategy, University of California, San Diego
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Professor of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Education, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College