Recent content by Sco Deac

Pittsburgh sports radio is saying FSU will leave the ACC. Leaving them out of the playoffs was the straw that broke the back and asking what influence the networks exerted to exclude them creates legal risks for the networks.

Let me provide the tier 1 answer: No.

Actually much earlier in the thread. It’s one point of consensus. Wake is not well endowed.

I want the best across diverse socio-economic backgrounds. I do not want a bipolar student enrollment populated by just the wealthiest students and the most needy.

I agree, but it does raise the question of who should pay the tuition for these kids. It seems a component of the funding now is based on having kids from wealthier families subsidize the needs-based aid through above market tuition. I hope everyone that agrees with this redistributive...

The admission process is complex for all these schools. Like it our not, acceptance rate is a datapoint for rankings. The challenge is attracting large applicant pools, being selective in who you admit, and enrolling a high percentage those you admit. If you fail on any of these steps, your...

See eg Maya Angelou

DR isn't going woke any more than the CEO's mollifying institutional investors by implementing empty ESG policies. He is simply recognizing influences on the market.

The comparisons aid the consumer in making quasi informed decisions without everyone having to conduct independent research into whatever is being ranked. I've never built a car or conducted crashworthiness testing, but if I wanted to prioritize safety in a purchase decision, I would value some...

There is a place for small classes and large lecture formats; Wake offers both. The debate should focus on the University's objectives and proper mix of class sizes for achieving those goals. Challenge my assumptions, but I assume that the smaller class sizes better lend themselves to...

Do you think that it is possible to make quantitative or qualitative comparisons between universities? If yes, isn't then possible to generate rankings reflecting those evaluations? Obviously there is ample room for debate as to the correct metrics and methodologies, and to debate marginal...

You used the modifier "considered" before good in relation to 1985, but not before the good now. The fundamental question should be are we chasing what is considered to be good, or are we chasing what is good, though perhaps not considered as such in contemporary times. Dr. Boyle would say the...

This is a marketing issue. Instead of sitting back and pointing the US News rankings as a proxy for a marketing strategy, campus leadership needs to find a way to show that 13-17 year-old demographic that what Wake offers is different from and better than most of the alternatives. The shifting...

The Dixie Chicks sung about this very issue in their late 1990s hit single "There's Your Tribble."

What CMU does to game the metrics while not conforming to the spirit of the "first generation" ambition is to open the doors to wealthy, cash paying, "first generation" foreign students. All of the metrics can be manipulated if leaderships goal is to boost the rankings. Of course focusing on...