1st Annual Machu Picchu
Smackdown
Roger Ebert,
Underwriters Laboratories, and the
Future of College Rankings
Dr. Scott DalrympleDean of Liberal Arts
Excelsior College
Hiring: The Old Days(ca. 1990)
Big Universities
Local College
Local Community College
Hiring Manager
Hiring: Today
Big Universities
Local College
Local Community College
Hiring Manager
Source: Alex Richards and Ron Coddington, “30 Ways to Rate a College,” Chronicle of Higher Education websitewww.chronicle.com/article/30-Ways-to-Rate-a-College/124160. Accessed 9/1/10.
Help?
What About Accreditors?
6 regional Accreditors:
Why Accreditation is a Victim of Its Own Success
Accreditation is like the UL label on the bottom
of your toaster
It’s valuable, but it
doesn’t help consumers
make decisions
Might the Feds Step In?
No. The Feds won’t even rank food anymore.
Help… The Seal of Approval Model?
Colleges Themselves?
www.collegechoicesforadults.org
Is there any similar scenario where
consumers:
• have 4 – 5,000 choices
• can’t possibly evaluate them all
• will make a major $$ investment, and
• rely on some outside source to help ?
A+ B D-
The Bond Market
Why None of This May Matter:Roger & Me
Who cares what an old guy says about movies?
I ask my friends.
The End of the Critic
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