tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post116005310717167772..comments2024-03-21T14:59:20.729-04:00Comments on NT Blog: Top 100 UniversitiesMark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-1160663910178936592006-10-12T10:38:00.000-04:002006-10-12T10:38:00.000-04:00Mark,Interesting that Birmingham has just soared u...Mark,<BR/><BR/>Interesting that Birmingham has just soared up the rankings. Did they get rid of some dead wood from their staff last year or something?!!<BR/><BR/>Simon GSimon Gathercolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975953298311472228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-1160072579847611942006-10-05T14:22:00.000-04:002006-10-05T14:22:00.000-04:00What's interesting to know about these rankings is...What's interesting to know about these rankings is the criteria. I remember some years ago while I was a researcher at CalTech, that year the rankings chose to devalue the criterion of alumni donation. It had the effect of lowering Harvard to #2 and raising CalTech to #1, which is the reverse from what it had been years previous. <BR/><BR/>Oddly enough, the CalTech students then repudiated the new ranking to spite Harvard.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010472396443993553noreply@blogger.com