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RIT President on Deficiencies of College Rankings

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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Bill Destler, president of Rochester Institute of Technology, recently posted on the Huff Post College Page that college rankings are universally deficient because of their focus on “inputs” such as SAT scores and high school gpa’s.  He might well have … Continue reading →

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University Leaders in National Science Foundation Grants

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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With the national interest so focused on developing talent in the STEM disciplines and the “hard” social sciences (e.g., economics, behavioral sciences), we have been tracking the number of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Grants awarded to universities during the … Continue reading →

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Goldwater Scholarships 2013: Public University Leaders

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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The most prestigious undergraduate scholarship is awarded annually by the Barry M. Goldwater Foundation to outstanding students majoring in mathematics, science, engineering, or computer science, and this year eight of the major universities we follow on this site won three … Continue reading →

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World Ranking of Subject Areas, U.S. Public Universities

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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Another thing we like about the annual Times Higher Education World University Rankings is that they list the universities with the top rankings several subject areas, including engineering and technology; arts and humanities (literature, history, philosophy); life sciences (biology, chemistry); … Continue reading →

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Times Higher Ed World Rankings 2013: U.S. Public Universities Hold Their Own

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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We continue to enjoy writing about the Times Higher Education World University Rankings because unlike most U.S. ranking publications and the current trend of disparaging academic research at public institutions, the Times rankings embrace research as “the single most influential … Continue reading →

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Based on Academic Reputation Alone, Publics Would Be Higher in U.S. News Rankings

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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The annual U.S. News college rankings are based on a variety of data, much of which is related to the financial resources and selectivity of each institution.  The use of academic reputation alone to determine quality is often derided as … Continue reading →

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Gates Cambridge Scholars for 2013 Announced: Rutgers Leads Public Universities

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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The Gates Cambridge Foundation has announced the 39 American scholars selected for graduate study at Cambridge University, and Rutgers University leads public institutions with two scholars for 2013. In addition, Arkansas, Auburn, Binghamton, Christopher Newport, Maryland, Michigan State, New Mexico, … Continue reading →

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Decline of the Residential College Experience: A Risk to ‘Emerging Adulthood’?

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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Amid rising college costs and sharply reduced state funding, many actual and would-be reformers view the dramatic expansion of online instruction as the best way to save money and improve access to higher education.  While online classes are a great … Continue reading →

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U.S. News: Lower Endowment Returns May Affect College Rankings

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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U.S. News just announced that future rankings may be affected as a result of the generally lower rates of return on investments held by university endowment funds, a development that points out the emphasis (or over-emphasis) that the magazine’s rankings … Continue reading →

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UT Austin: $310 Million for Engineering Research and Student Projects

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Honorsadmin
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The Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin has launched a $310 million project to build the Engineering Education and Research Center , which will include 23,000 square feet of space for engineering students to create and develop hands-on projects. … Continue reading →

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