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Despite the hours spent debating different models of general education, the choices faculties make rarely lead to any significant difference in the cognitive development of undergraduates.

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I think it's sort of an outrage that companies should have to hire firms to teach the college graduates they employ how to write.

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The oldest of the arts and the youngest of the professions.

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What college is all about is some kind of 4-year game about who is going to end up with the highest grades. And I don't mean to say that academic achievement isn't important. But it is, after all, a means to an end.

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Colleges and universities, for all the benefits they bring, accomplish far less for their students than they should. Many students graduate without being able to write well enough to satisfy their employers... reason clearly or perform competently in analyzing complex, non-technical problems.

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Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education.

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