SPOKANE, Wash. -- Within the past fewer days, the Gonzaga University School of Law and University of Washington School of Medicine announced that they volition nary longer enactment successful the rankings made by the U.S. News and World Report.
Both schools are pursuing a fig of different schools that person besides ditched the ranking system.
Both schools agreed that they bash not hold with U.S. News' methodologies and however the enactment forms its rankings.
“We person determined that the existent U.S. News ranking process does not align with our goals of creating an inclusive learning situation and processing a divers and culturally humble workforce,” said Dr. Timothy Dellit, interim CEO of UW Medicine.
UW Medicine has consistently been ranked No. 1 for primary-care acquisition and among the apical aesculapian schools for research.
Jacob H. Rooksby, the dean of the Gonzaga University School of Law, said the USNWR rankings neglect to adequately measure oregon convey the school's features to their readership.
"We cognize that our instrumentality schoolhouse embodies galore things successful the lives of our students and alumni that the USNWR ranking strategy cannot capture. At the aforesaid time, we recognize and admit the worth of nonsubjective information successful assisting students successful determining which instrumentality schoolhouse is close for them. That is wherefore we look guardant to continuing collaborative dialog with USNWR officials and the ABA regarding however important accusation astir our instauration tin beryllium presented to consumers successful a manner that is meaningful, transparent, and fair," Dean Rooksby said.
The University of Washington instrumentality schoolhouse and Seattle U School of Law person besides pulled retired of the rankings system.
UW Medicine said it volition proceed to enactment successful the U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings.
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