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Watch: MIT’s 40th Annual Piano Drop Is a Smash Hit

Ah, college: A time when a young person’s thoughts turn to dropping a piano on top of another piano.

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Colleges Are Selling Naming Rights to Restroom Stalls

Imagine a restroom stall, or even an entire men’s room, on the campus of your alma mater being named in your honor. Well, for just a few thousand dollars, that ludicrous and mildly disgusting dream can now come true.

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Where Are America’s Most Popular Colleges?

For the first time since 2009, Harvard has toppled Brigham Young as the nation’s most popular university.

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Class Notes: School Lunches, Tuition Hikes and More Education News

Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.

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Reading While Eating for January 12: Speak Up

Thursday’s links talk tax challenges, campaign promises and career advice.

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Harvard Is No Longer the World’s Best School — On One List, at Least

Harvard has toppled off its lofty perch.

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Williams College Takes Top Spot in Forbes’ University Rankings

This week, Forbes released its annual ranking of the 650 best undergraduate academic institutions in America.  Its top ten however, are not quite as predictable as you might assume.

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Write 500 Words, Get Into College: Common Application Sets Essay Length Limit

Call it an exercise in brevity.

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Is College Too Pricey To Pay Off? 57% of Americans Say Yes

A Pew Research Center report titled “Is College Worth It?” released Sunday shows a majority of Americans think colleges fail to deliver enough bang for their buck.

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Shocker: Harvard Is the World’s Most Reputable University

Institutions of higher learning wondering what the world thinks of them can now point to a new Top 100 list for potential validation.