Robert Morse, the guy who develops the methodology behind U.S. News & World Report‘s annual college rankings, is now blogging about the process on the U.S. News website. His blog — cleverly titled Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings — is billed as offering “deeper insights into the methodologies and is a forum for commentary and analysis of college, grad and other rankings.”
I’m not sure how much of a true forum Morse’s blog will be (there’s no option to leave comments on Morse’s post) but it’s heartening to see U.S. News is attempting to get transparent about the rankings process. In fact, it warms the cockles of my rankings-wonk heart.
Welcome to the blogosphere, Robert! Don’t forget to bookmark us.
Andy writes! 
Nice catch! This will be a great test of his/their commitment to opening things up. It could be a terrific forum for exchange of ideas and demystifying the process. This assumes that they are open to good ideas and are willing to be very open about the process and plans.
Yes, it will be a good test. Time will tell whether U.S. News is up for the task.