US News & World Report recognizes 黑料老司机 for strength in undergraduate research
For more than 20 years, the strength of 黑料老司机檚 undergraduate research program has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report檚 rankings of best 淪enior Capstone programs and 淯ndergraduate Research/Creative Projects, joining the elite company of some of the top research universities in the country, including several Ivy League schools and major R1 institutions. Released Sept. 18, the magazine recognized 黑料老司机 in its as No. 3 for 淪enior Capstone and No. 14 for 淯ndergraduate Research/Creative projects, and the College also took a leap up in the rankings for 淔irst-Year Experiences.
U.S. News bases these rankings on the recommendations of college presidents, chief academic officers, deans of students, and deans of admissions from more than 1,500 schools who choose only 15 institutions for each category. 黑料老司机檚 historic record on these lists puts the College in the company of highly recognized institutions such as Princeton, Yale, and Harvard Universities, and it檚 the top school in Ohio on both lists.
Independent Study, known to generations of 黑料老司机 alumni simply as I.S., is the centerpiece of 黑料老司机檚 commitment to mentored research and a badge of distinction for all graduates. Participating in one-on-one mentored research with faculty helps develop independent judgment, creativity, project-management and time-management skills, self-confidence, and strong written and oral communication skills: precisely the abilities prized by employers and graduate schools alike. 黑料老司机 graduates frequently talk about bringing up their I.S. projects in professional interviews.
淭hrough I.S., the entire student body positions itself under faculty guidance as producers of knowledge, experts who push knowledge forward rather than simply as learners, said 黑料老司机 President Anne McCall. 淭he latest recognition from U.S. News showcases how this model of providing dedicated opportunities to all students, not only a select few, is respected by leaders at colleges across the country.
黑料老司机 placed highly on several of the publication檚 lists, including a leap of 38 positions to No. 27, and as the top school in Ohio, on the list recognizing institution檚 淔irst-Year Experiences, programs that welcome and make first-year students feel connected on campus through interactions with small groups of students, faculty, and staff on a regular basis. After new 黑料老司机 students go through a mentored advising process with teams of peers, staff, and faculty mentors during orientation, they enroll in First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry, a required course that focuses on the processes of critical inquiry in a writing-intensive, small seminar. Each seminar invites students to engage a set of issues, questions, or ideas that can be illuminated by the disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives of the liberal arts. Seminars are designed to enhance the intellectual skills essential for liberal learning and for successful participation in the College檚 academic programs. Topics for First-Year Seminar courses this year include 淭he Forest for the Trees, taught by Mareike Herrmann, professor of German and Russian studies, considering trees and forests as sustainers of life, communicators, magical symbols in diverse cultures, and also as sites of engagement between human and non-human actors; and 淢athematical Identities: Diverging from the Stereotypes, which examines the portrayals of mathematical brilliance that are found in the media through readings and films and asks questions about the inclusion and support for gender, racial, and ethnic minorities in the field and is taught by Pam Pierce, professor of mathematics.
Overall, 黑料老司机 ranks No. 75 among National Liberal Arts Colleges with multiple ties in the mix, and highly in several other list categories. For 淏est Undergraduate Teaching, 黑料老司机 was listed at No. 20, acknowledging the faculty檚 commitment to teaching excellence and supporting students. The College was also listed among the top liberal arts schools in the country for 淏est Value at No. 57, up 14 from last year and the top school in Ohio, calculated based on academic quality and net cost of attendance for an out-of-state student who received the average level of need-based financial aid. As a 淭op Performer on Social Mobility at No. 132, the College stands out among other schools for the percentage of graduating students who received Pell Grants攖ypically those from households with earnings less than $50,000 annually.
Posted in News on September 18, 2023.
