Weigh In on College Rankings

Members of the Annapolis Group, an organization of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, came together at their annual meeting in June on to discuss an alternative to the commercial college rankings. Dickinson College President William G. Durden and Provost Neil Weissman, along with 80 other college and university presidents and 71 academic deans, firmly believe that liberal arts colleges have an affirmative obligation to provide data that students and parents can use in making admissions decisions.

In May,President Durden signed a letter along with eleven of his colleagues urging other college and university presidents to de-emphasize the importance of the U.S.News rankings by refusing to promote or advertise their placement on "the list." In addition, the presidents suggested that their colleagues stop completing the academic reputation portion of the survey.

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