Ambitious Aspirations, or (from The Periodic Table, Too)

Under the leadership of Provost Sullivan, the University community articulated "an ambitious aspiration for the University—to be one of the top three public research universities in the world [sic] within a decade." Institutions With Newly Elected (2008) National Academy of Science Members Berkeley 3 University of Texas – Austin 3 Arizona State 2
U Washington 2
UCLA 2
UC – Santa Barbara 2
UCSD 2 Oregon State 1
Maryland 1
UCSF 1
UC – Santa Cruz 1
Indiana University 1
Oregon Health and Sciences University 1
Michigan 1
University of Texas – Southwestern 1
Wisconsin 1 Minnesota has 13 members (total). ...
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Live By the Sword, Die by the Sword? (from The Periodic Table, Too)

Latest US News Rankings - Law School Slips There seems to be some disagreement among OurLeaders about whether rankings matter. On the one hand we have things like: Under the leadership of Provost Sullivan, the University community articulated "an ambitious aspiration for the University—to be one of the top three public research universities in the world [sic] within a decade." On the other hand we have: "What separates the top three from the rest ... including the University of Minnesota, is ...
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