There is no such thing as a “best” tomato sauce, yet we push for a “best” student moniker throughout education.
Getting Into College – A Helpful Tool
As close as Higher Ed has to True Car / Car Fax for students and parents.
It Isn’t Gaming The Higher Ed System…It’s Smart
From an educational perspective, I have never, in all of my years consulting, auditing, teaching, nor even admonishing, seen a 4-year institution with “better” teaching than a community college. In fact, many of the community college professors I know also teach at 4-year schools.
Unintended Consequences
A course based mostly on lecture has negative consequences. A campus where student affairs and academic affairs don’t legitimately work together has negative consequences. Schools that resist online learning have unseen negative consequences for students, just as schools who bound into eLearning without strategic considerations for quality and scale also see negative consequences. Faculty Development being left solely to the discretion of the faculty can have negative consequences. Athletics integration on campus can have negative consequences. Hiding school email addresses from the public can have negative consequences. Creating a school website for marketing purposes and ignoring current students, faculty, and staff can have negative consequences. Recruiting volunteer faculty as adjuncts can have negative consequences. And on and on and on…