Opinion: What Columbia's college ranking debacle reveals
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David Perry writes that, when it comes to school rankings, he’s not foolish enough to believe that anything is likely to change, despite the revelation that Columbia University has been submitting inaccurate data to rig the system.
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Opinion: What Columbia's college ranking debacle reveals
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