<p>“But what matters to academe is research and publishing, not holistic education.”</p>
<p>By that you imply that undergraduate teaching is undervalued, which, to me, is absurd – not your implication – rather, that it IS so. It seems to me the most critical and central part of the undergraduate experience involves the quality of teaching. If teaching doesn’t matter then I don’t put much store in what some academicians consider important.</p>
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<p>Absolutely correct (unfortunately). In the matter of the (in)famous Peer Assessment ¶ score, teaching ability is not of much value (and really cannot be measured anyway). Thus, the religious schools, and others that focus on teaching, take a hit to their PA.</p>
<p>Where’s villanova?</p>
<p>It’s in Pennsylvania. Not Jesuit.</p>
<p>Villanova is in a tony part of north Philly. Its Augustinian. Providence is in Providence Rhode Island and is Dominican Friars. Siena is in upstate New York, north of Albany and is Franciscan Friars. St. Bonaventure is in upstate New York, further north and is also Franciscan. Canisius is in Buffalo and is Jesuit. Le Moyne is near Albany and is Jesuit. Holy Cross is in Worcester and is Jesuit. But Notre Dame is in Indiana and run by the Holy Cross Fathers, as is University of Portland (Ore.). </p>
<p>I favor the Jesuits.</p>
<p>Actually, Le Moyne is in Syracuse. If you’re doing NY state don’t forget Niagara (founded in 1856), which is Vincentian.</p>