<p>How does BC’s English program rank? I’m concerned that while they do have emphasis on liberal arts, that the English program itself might not be all that great…any thoughts?</p>
<p>Hope this article helps…would recommend though checking out the depts. website and the CV of the profs. From what I know it is a very well respected dept. </p>
<p>Article from BC heights:
Study tips hat to English department Published in the Monday, December 3, 2007 Edition of By Jennifer Roach PrintEmail DoubleClick Any Word Page 1 of 2
For eons, it seems, the university-ranking systems in the United States have been dominated by the popular U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the top schools ranked by department in the country. A new for-profit company, however, has emerged, and is ready to challenge the snobbery of reputation-based rankings that has been a component of U.S. News & World Report’s system for years.</p>
<p>Academic Analytics, owned in part by the State University of New York at Stony Brook, has compiled its own data and released in mid-November its third annual ranking of university programs based first and foremost on scholarly productivity of the department. The system examines each of 7,300 programs across the United States, looking at the number of professors in a given program, the number of journals and books they have published, how many times their work has been cited, as well as honors, awards, and grant money received. </p>
<p>The company suprised many with its results by ignoring the hoity-toity statuses and reputations of some of the country’s most established universities. Unsurprisingly, Harvard earned first place in this year’s English department standings. Second was Boston University, upsetting more than just the Boston College crowd. And third: BC. </p>
<p>The University of Georgia and Columbia University round out the top five. </p>
<p>The new ratings system, as of yet unproven, left many schools, most notably those in the Ivy League, perturbed, to say the least, brushing off the numbers as nothing more than the result of a flawed, commercialized ranking system.</p>
<p>Many are waiting anxiously for the long-anticipated National Research Council’s rankings, which have not been updated since 1995.</p>
<p>If the numbers match up with Academic Analytics controversial results, the novel system may finally gain a more respected reputation. </p>
<p>Mary Crane, professor and chairperson of the English department, believes in the credibility of this new ranking system, giving smaller programs such as BC’s a shot at some deserved praise.
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<p>By the way…take rankings for what they are worth…which is simply one of many indicators one should look at. </p>
<p>Speaking of rankings this is interesting:</p>
<p>Article in Forbes: [How</a> to Choose a College - Forbes.com](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/opinions/forbes/2008/0519/030.html]How”>http://www.forbes.com/opinions/forbes/2008/0519/030.html)
Rankings: [How</a> to Choose a College - Forbes.com](<a href=“http://www.forbes.com/opinions/forbes/2008/0519/030_2.html]How”>http://www.forbes.com/opinions/forbes/2008/0519/030_2.html)</p>
<p>…but again take them for what they are worth…though happy to see BC so high</p>