OCTOBER 31, 2024 | written by STEVE ULRICH

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1. Should College Presidents Be Ranked?

by Eric Kelderman, Chronicle of Higher Education

“Some of the best-known college-ranking schemes have for decades put the wealthiest and most-selective institutions at or near the top. A new ranking puts Harvard University at 441st — fifth from the bottom.

The list, which comes from a recent American Enterprise Institute study, highlights universities in a very different way — by ranking their presidents based on improving student outcomes.

AEI, a libertarian think tank, rewarded efforts such as cutting tuition, boosting the graduation rate, and increasing the racial and socioeconomic diversity of undergraduates. The higher the percent change on student-success measures, the higher the ranking for the college president.”

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