1.   Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.

2.   ...a system built on academic excellence for the few.

3.   And by the way, can she promote rigorous academic excellence and convince skeptics that a liberal arts education is indeed a ticket to the world of lucrative work?

4.   And because merit discounts are usually contingent on continuing academic excellence, the practice creates incentives for students to spend more time studying and less time drinking beer.

5.   A Kansas City Star feature links piano lessons with academic excellence.

6.   A young teacher in Washington state wants more rewards and recognition for academic excellence.

7.   Academic excellence was expected of Dodson.

8.   But academic excellence comes at a price.

9.   East Harlem is a part of the city known more for crime and poverty than for academic excellence.

10.   Even more reasonable critics think American higher education is too market-driven and not as dedicated to academic excellence as Oxford.