Vartan Gregorian, The Myth of the Millionaire College Dropout

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Gregorian's text responds to a claim made by Michael Ellsburg in his book The Education of Millionaires.  Ellsburg argues that very few skills learned in college are transferable to real life.  Gregogrian's essay offers a refutation.

Louis Menand, Why we have college

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Menand's New Yorker essay argues about the worth of college and the role it plays in society.

Thomas Rogers, Why do college students love getting wasted?

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Rogers' essay investigates some of the root causes of college drinking, as well as factors that have excaerbabated the problem.