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September 18th, 2010You’ve heard it before and many of us have found ourselves saying it, “alumni participation rates help improve college rankings.” While true, the effectiveness of this fact as a case for alumni support has long been debated. Katie Masterson from The Chronicle of Higher Education just published an article that addresses this very point. Click here to read it. Then you can be the judge.
Hi Dan,
Sounds interesting but can’t read more than first two paragraphs of the article without a subscription to the Chronicle.
I would be interested to know how Northwestern will ‘pitch’ giving participation and whether or not they find success. Personally I don’t find ‘rankings’ a very compelling reason to give. Nor have I encountered many alumni who “give” in order to maintain a high rank.
I think it works for a few who enjoy the laurels of graduating from a “top ranked” school. Usually those who are fresh out of the school and still in the “compete” mode.
Keith