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不敢退出排名的學校又該何去何從呢？是繼續為了依附排名提供漂亮的數據逐漸忘記初心？還是在如今的大環境下不顧招生，毅然追隨“大佬們”的腳步一起退出？
作者：橡樹君 。如果喜歡藍橡樹的文章，請記得要把我們“設為星標”哦！
一、頂尖法學院集體抵制
上周，繼哈佛大學、耶魯大學攜手宣布不再參與U.S.News的法學院排名后 。
加州大學伯克利分校、哥倫比亞大學、斯坦福大學、喬治城大學和密歇根大學的法學院 也先后宣布將退出排名 。
而后橡樹君今天刷新了一下新聞，發現杜克大學、西北大學和加州大學洛杉磯分校的法學院也在這兩天紛紛官宣退出排名 。
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哈佛和耶魯法學院宣布退出排名
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伯克利、哥大、斯坦福、喬治城和密歇根大學法學院宣布退出排名
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杜克、西北和UCLA官宣退出法學院排名
這些學校都表示 ， 排名系統對法學院本身增加社會經濟多樣性、支持低收入學生和鼓勵追求公共服務的目標完全背道而馳 。
因此，他們將不再提供本學院的任何數據用以參與排名 。
Dear Members of the Harvard Law School Community,
I write today to share with you that Harvard Law School will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, effective this year. (Yale Law School announced a similar decision earlier today). We at HLS have made this decision because it has become impossible to reconcile our principles and commitments with the methodology and incentives the U.S. News rankings reflect. This decision was not made lightly and only after considerable deliberation over the past several months.
Done well, such rankings could convey accurate, relevant information about universities, colleges, and graduate and professional schools that may help students and families make informed choices about which schools best meet their needs. However, rankings can also emphasize characteristics that potentially mislead those who rely on them and can create perverse incentives that influence schools’ decisions in ways that undercut student choice and harm the interests of potential students.
Over several years now, a number of schools – including Harvard Law School – have brought to the attention of U.S. News, either directly or through the U.S. News Law Deans Advisory Board, the concerns that have motivated us to end our participation in the U.S. News process. In particular, we have raised concerns about aspects of the U.S. News ranking methodology (also highlighted by our colleagues at Yale) that work against law schools’ commitments to enhancing the socioeconomic persity of our classes; to allocating financial aid to students based on need; and, through loan repayment and public interest fellowships, to supporting graduates interested in careers serving the public interest.
