<p>I don’t condone Barker’s actions but to me the REAL problem lies with the nonsense that peer assessment provides anything of positive value when rating schools. I’m sure President Barker has a real sense of how students at many other schools spend their time eating their lunches together so he can compare that to Clemson. Right. </p>
<p>Further, USN&WR in a related article where USN&WR admits that they don’t check figures that colleges give in, just trust they are accurate. I’m sure there are a bunch of schools relieved to hear their BS isn’t being monitored or even spot checked. Just beautiful.</p>