News and Tips for Higher Ed Pros

According to a tip from a reader, I should be able to add a new entry to my higher ed facebook application directory soon.

If this email from US News & World Report (that was forwarded to me this morning) is to be believed, this application will be launched along with a Facebook page for the [...]

But, first let me start with an important and necessary disclaimer:
HEE college rankings shouldn’t be taken seriously. If you read these lines and you are looking for a way to find the right college, the US News issue about Best Colleges in America is definitely better suited for your eyes.
Don’t think I need the disclaimer, [...]

I’ve already written about college presidents who blogged. I even interviewed Michael Crow, ASU president, when he started his blog: The President Post.
However, this is the first time I stumbled upon a president vlogging (or video blogging) on YouTube… and Dickinson College’s President Durden does a pretty good job at it in “Dickinson takes [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I launched a new breed of college rankings: Higher Ed Experts’ College Rankings.
While I can’t reveal if my ultimate goal is to compete with US News & World Report ;-0, I can confirm that the HEE College Rankings will be published this Friday - the day [...]

So, it’s Friday, and I got one of those crazy ideas after posting Higher Ed Experts’ Preliminary College Rankings this morning.
Find out more about the challenge by watching this 37-second video (more like a slide show with music, actually) I’ve just put togehter:

Let’s have some fun for a change!

While many of us are waiting for the results of the beauty contest the US News and World Report college rankings to be published later this month, I thought you might be interested in the Higher Ed Experts‘ Preliminary College Rankings:
Top 27 institutions

Tidewater Community College (19)
Duke University (8)
Penn State University (7)
Georgetown University (6)
Clemson University [...]