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Grading the university
In our report card on public higher education in Missouri, we praised the University of Missouri's Board of Curators for putting a premium on transparency and accountability. A recent article on a new accountability system being implemented shows why the board deserves our praise. By the end of this year, a color-coordinated report card will track whether each campus is meeting its goals in the four core areas of the university's mission: teaching and learning, research, service, and economic development. Each will be graded according to some 80 measures.
The first Accountability Measurement Systems report is already available online. As board member David Wasinger noted when it was originally announced in August, "This is what I have been looking for for a long time." Other universities should take note -- and other trustees should take the lead, as he and his colleagues have.
Posted by David Azerrad on February 11, 2010 at February 11, 2010 05:13 PM
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