Canada has so few universities compared to countries like the USA but that doesn’t stop Macleans Magazine from sponsoring a horse race among them. Because the number of institutions is small it is relatively easy to analyze which one best suits your needs by looking at data available from each. And, Macleans expects universities to foot the bill by expending resources and time to answer their questions, which simplify and average out important differences any consumer would want to know about.
UBC’s new president, along with the other university presidents, is to be commended for taking a stand and refusing to participate in a simplistic evaluation system. The letter, sent to Macleans, was signed by eleven university presidents–most of the biggies, but not McGill.
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