Another Institution Rebuffs US News & World Report Rankings, Sort of

Today it is reported that the University of Maine Farmington will no longer complete the peer review section of the US News and World Report rankings form. The school will continue to fill out more objective sections of the form such as numbers of students who apply and are accepted, etc. The leadership feels, however, that it is irresponsible to judge other leaders based on hearsay and other subjective measures that may not be supported in fact. In other words, the good 'ol boy, you- say- you- like -me -and- I'll -say- I- like- you portion of the questionnaire strikes the U of M Farmington leadership as problematic. Good for them. And PS: The school was doing fine in the rankings so it ain't sour grapes.