Outside the Beltway

The scam of the US News college rankings and the various ways in which colleges scam said scam rankings.

College football coaching salaries jumped 35 percent last year and 55 percent in the last six.

Mark Richt, head football coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs, inadvertantly broke NCAA rules by paying coaches and other employees extra money out of his own pocket.

You’d think that in today’s world employers wouldn’t have trouble finding qualified employees. You’d be wrong.

Life, it turns out, isn’t fair.

The calendar favors waiting out the occupiers, not confronting them.

Further, there was another example of police violence at UCD earlier this week.

Long time Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine has been accused of molesting ball boys.

As if we needed another child rape scandal involving a famous institution of higher learning . . .

Michael Ellsberg argues that “Trying to Learn Clear Writing in College is Like Trying to Learn Sobriety in a Bar.”

The real problems at Penn State aren’t just going away now that Joe Paterno is gone.

The firing of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno led to a full-blown riot by outraged students.

Penn State president Graham Spanier has been told to resign or be fired for his part in covering up a child rape scandal.

A dwindling proportion of students are majoring in STEM fields. They’re likely making the wise choice.

Penn State is cleaning house, including the legendary Joe Paterno.

Jerry Sandusky, the longtime defensive coordinator for the Penn State football team, is being charged with eight counts of child sex abuse.

A change to the Bankruptcy Code could go a long way toward alleviating the burden of student loan debt that seems to be motivating some in the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.

A group of researchers at Texas Tech, The University of Texas, and Yale University are conducting an online survey investigating social media use and political attitudes and behaviors.

In a shot across the bow of the current publishing model, Princeton is requiring professors to retain rights to their published work so that it may be freely distributed.

College students finally seem to be listening to the market.

Economists are beginning to wonder if this very slow economic recovery isn’t permanently altering the landscape.

Should it matter if a teacher has an accent?

Ten Muslim students were found guilty on misdemeanor conspiracy charges for their “plot” to shout down the Israeli ambassador during a speech at UC Irvine.

College towns and lily white enclaves top the list of best educated cities.

Are colleges teaching the right lessons about the 9/11 attacks?

The idea that students raised in the Information Age are therefore savvy about information is a dangerous but pervasive myth.

Contrary to myth, the college classroom is a rapidly evolving place.

The latest push for laws against bullying is another example of the Nanny State rum amok.

Steve Clemons highlights former first lady Laura Bush’s continuing work in promoting education and international engagement.

No Cell Phones In Class!! Breaks it…

Schools of education attract the weakest students and give out the highest grades on campus.

Henry Farrell provides his reading list for his fall PhD-level course on institutions and politics at George Washington University.

Most students need remedial classes. Whose fault is that?

The desire to shield children from controversy has led another school district to ban a classic novel.

So, you want a career in foreign policy field and are weighing your options….

The more education you have, the more you’re likely to spend on booze.