U.S. News College List Countered ; Um to Develop Its Own Data.

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ST. LOUIS -- Instead of taking to heart a college ranking report some deem no more than an academic "beauty pageant," University of Missouri administrators want curators, employees and constituents to consider what the system is producing.

UM President Gary Forsee yesterday told the Board of Curators his own model of accountability measures better reflect the mission of the university than annual U.S. News & World Report college rankings. He unveiled the UM Accountability Measures System -- or AMS for short -- during the board's work session on the St. Louis campus yesterday.

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U.S. News College List Countered ; Um to Develop Its Own Data.

The system's four campuses have all slipped in the national publications rankings over the past seven years. Most notable has been MU's plummet ...

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