A few years ago, when I was grading papers for a graduate literature course, I became alarmed at the inability of my students to write a clean English sentence. They could manage for about...
FAYETTEVILLE—The University of Arkansas was in a sixway tie for 128th on U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of “best national universities” but fared better on an upstart rankings list that focuses on...
U.S. News & World Report may no longer be printing weekly magazines, but it still has at least one robust franchise keeping what’s left of the enterprise afloat: Yesterday the publication issued its annual...
Just in time for a new school year, another round of college rankings is out. The 2010 U.S. News & World Report rankings—the best-known in an increasingly crowded field—come out today, with Harvard and...
Brigham Young University climbed significantly in the U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges rankings this year, tying with schools such as Virginia Tech, at No. 71 in the nation. The move indicates...
The annual rankings released by U.S. News & World Report have become a virtual shorthand for how we discuss the quality of colleges and universities. It is a fact that vexes many educational administrators...
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