tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post115559240901338027..comments2023-07-30T00:48:17.375-07:00Comments on Flotsam and Jetsam: Higher Education is Rank(ed)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654306738114455921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1155741351236562752006-08-16T08:15:00.000-07:002006-08-16T08:15:00.000-07:00AFAIK, Macleans sends out surveys to the student s...AFAIK, Macleans sends out surveys to the student societies then combines that with a quick scan of the annual report. It is HIGHLY suspect... but, yeah, UVic keeps coming out smelling like roses (except the Library, apparently).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654306738114455921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1155658265583992732006-08-15T09:11:00.000-07:002006-08-15T09:11:00.000-07:00Those rankings are incredibly influential on peopl...Those rankings are incredibly influential on peoples' choices, as I'm sure you know. The fact is, though, that the dean of UVic Law told me in 1999 that he thought the methodology of the surveys and rankings was suspect. However, UVic Law had garnered first that year, so he wasn't about to complain publically.Tim Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185589107533730217noreply@blogger.com