Sarah Kendzior:

People go to college because not going to college carries a penalty. College is a purchased loyalty oath to an imagined employer. College shows you are serious enough about your life to risk ruining it early on.

Mike Lofgren:

Beginning in 1988, every US president has been a graduate of Harvard or Yale. Beginning in 2000, every losing presidential candidate has been a Harvard or Yale graduate, with the exception of John McCain in 2008.

Frank Bruni:

Show me someone whose identity is rooted in where he or she went to college. I'll show you someone you really, really don't want at your Super Bowl party.