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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