<p>This morning on NBC's "The Today Show" they were announcing US New & World Report's College Rankings. They put up a graphic claiming to show the top schools, but it was only the top National Universities, with no mention of the top National Liberal Arts Colleges. This is irresponsible journalism and only serves to perpetuate the myth that you can get a first rate education only at a University. If you believe that the best education can be gained at an LAC, join me and write an email expressing your disappointment with their presentation of misleading information to:
<a href="mailto:Today@NBC.com">Today@NBC.com</a></p>
<p>Thanks. letter written</p>
<p>Absolutely outrageous; as though SLAC’s didn’t already get short shrift enough. In this sense, Forbes got it right in that it intermingled the top LAC’s and universities. There are separate lists for graduate and professional school programs.</p>
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<p>Yes, that seems to be an appropriate way of doing things. “Top Universities” serves more so as a measure - and a doubtlessly subjective one at that - of the strength (or perhaps prestige) of the undergraduate program; in this case, it would serve the public better to have LACs compared to the Colleges at the Universities.</p>
<p>I agree completely.</p>
<p>Didn’t you all pick LACs because popular acclaim and commercial appeal weren’t that important to you? Now you’re crying because you’re not getting enough?? I thought you LACers were too “intellectual” to worry about such things.</p>
<p>P.S. You should also mention in your protest letter that according to another news outlet, Williams has “better” professional school placement than all but HYPS. Maybe Matt Lauer will give you guys a shout out.</p>