Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks CCNY # 2 among public colleges with the greatest success in ensuring the social mobility of our student body; at the same time the Center for world University Rankings places it in the top 1.2 % of universities worldwide in
terms of academic excellence.
Not exact matches
At the same time, Catholic professors criticized their institutions for intellectual mediocrity, redefined «
academic excellence» in line with the standards
of leading graduate schools, and turned (with equivocal success) to theology to provide what Holy Cross historian David O'Brien has
termed «the bridge between the older Catholic identity and the newer, more excellent version
of Catholic higher education.»
Theological education is torn between
academic norms, defined chiefly as
excellence in the historical disciplines, and modern professional norms defined in
terms of excellence in performing the functions church leaders are expected to perform.
Rather than focus solely on a teacher's performance during the most recent
academic year, the teacher evaluation system should allow tenured teachers to accumulate a longer -
term track record
of excellence.