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 York pulls out of the Maclean's undergraduate rankings
York University has not been a participant in the past two Maclean's graduate rankings, and has extended its policy to not participate in the Maclean's undergraduate university rankings in the fall. 
Right: "It's going to be a Frankenstein survey," said Richard Fisher, chief marketing & communications officer at York University
Recently, 11 other universities pulled out of the Maclean's magazine undergraduate university rankings. Despite this, Maclean's magazine is insisting it will publish its university rankings Nov. 2 as planned — even without the cooperation of nearly one-third of the 47 universities involved — and vows to become more interactive and more detailed, reported the Toronto Star Aug. 19. It says it will also launch a new rating of graduate schools next spring. Still, criticism grows. "It's going to be a Frankenstein survey without the universities' co-operation; a mishmash of information all lumped together," warned Richard Fisher, chief marketing & communications officer at York University. Some cite opposition to Maclean's system of averaging down volumes of data on class size, per-student funding and entrance marks to a single number. It's suggested the last straw was Maclean's provocative new tone under publisher Ken Whyte, who launched a controversial new student-ranking edition this summer over the protests of several schools. At least 16 Canadian universities, including York, have said they won't provide information to Maclean's this year for rankings, reported the Star. Written with articles from YFile: York's daily online newsletter |
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