Few things matter more to either the aspiring graduates or the graduates of highly selective colleges than the annual US News & World Report rankings of the top American colleges and universities. Many other publications have recognized that ranking higher education sells magazines, and lots of new calculi have been published to rate various schools. However, the US News & World Report's ''America's Best Colleges'' issue remains the gold standard. When high school seniors at Exeter and Spence and T.J. want to know whether Dartmouth rates higher than Chicago, they're asking about the same rankings that seniors have been concerned about for decades, not the new-fangled rubrics drawn up by Forbes which indicate Dartmouth is the 98th best college in the land.The latest and greatest rankings from the US News and World Report hit newsstands today. As the New York Times notes, "As usual, there are few major moves up or down among colleges this year, but the rankings remain a hot topic of debate among educators." Things went according to plan: Harvard and Princeton amicably resolved their annual battle royale for the top slot by agreeing to both be #1 (its always more interesting when a random school, e.g. Cal Tech a few years ago, leaps into the top spot); Williams was, per usual, named the #1 liberal arts college (I have often wondered how Dartmouth would fare in that category); and Dartmouth was ranked #11, pretty much in the neighborhood of Dartmouth's usual ranking. However, the US News & World Report introduced a new secondary category, ranking " commitment to undergraduate teaching." Dartmouth wins this new category. Now let's see if the football team can learn something from this. If we can't win any games, just make up a new sport you can win. Like best football team in the Hanover area.
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"When high school seniors at Exeter and Spence and T.J. want to know"
You forgot Pittsford Mendon High School, jerk.
As the resident on campus reporter, Hanover is buzzing. However, that could also be because newly appointed Dean of the College, Tom Crady, announced his resignation yesterday. He will be replaced by Sylvia Spears, director of OPAL and acting senior associate dean and will retain the Dean position for two years.
amazing photoshop work
MLR: In lieu of the buzzing Hanover campus, I stand by the 30 day challenge I suggested due to your lack of dedication in dumbphone usage....
Fair is fair.
And yes, due to lack of interest from the AMDAL community and the intense withdrawal symptoms and professional setbacks incurred from being smartPhoneless, I'm back off the iWagon.
I don't have the information in front of me, however, my boss (a Dartmouthian in his own right) told me that, back in the day, Dartmouth was considered a Liberal Arts school and basically crushed the rankings every year because of the wealth of resources that they have compared to the Williams and Amhersts of the world. Therefore, in consideration of this fact, as well as the fact that Dartmouth does offer significant graduate degree programs, Dartmouth was moved into the National University category.
Again, I'm not positive this is true but it both makes sense and makes me smile.
98th?! Say it ain't so! I didn't read the article, but perhaps Forbes' new-fangled rubrics take into account "male sexual satisfaction." That could explain a lot.
dude, nice labeling of "dartmouth being harvard." i appreciate that :)
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