College is the hot topic of the moment. I'm in a rush this morning, so I'll just sum up the items of interest du jour. 

In addition to some groundbreaking reporting on this morning's Today Show about a 40 pound cat and the sex life of Simon Cowell, they discussed the miserable job report for recent college graduates. 53% of recent college grads are unemployed or underemployed. Best links: The Atlantic and the AP. 

Steve Salzberg of Forbes reports on the decision of the University of Florida to eliminate its computer science department, while increasing the athletic budget. This piece was passed around my Twitter circle heavily. Alex Tabarrok of Marginal Revolution wrote a post on it, and his commenters explained that outside of the NE, college sports are hugely important to Americans and bring in big bucks for the university. 

Ezra Klein writes that there is bipartisan support for extending the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, but Congress is dithering. If they don't act soon, the interest rate for college loans is going to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. 

Somewhat related to higher ed is a column by David Brooks, which is a riff on a Peter Thiel argument that our education system and business world are too caught up with competition. To really succeed, one needs to find a niche, specialize, and create a monopoly. Dan Drezner responds. 

Blogs and video games improve education, according to the Brookings Institute.