CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, was ranked among the Midwest's best liberal arts colleges, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2000 edition of "America's Best Colleges," issued Aug. 30. Wittenberg is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
A typographic error in the "America's Best Colleges" edition left Wittenberg University out of the rankings. A correction was issued in U.S. News and World Report's Sept. 6 issue.
"Here is a good example of how vulnerable we become in a ranking system that just about everyone in higher education believes doesn't have much validity," said Dr. Baird Tipson, president of Wittenberg.
"Higher education leaders have protested to U.S. News and World Report for years that relying on such a reputational survey destroys any validity their rankings might possess, but U.S. News persisted in using it," Tipson said. "Unfortunately for Wittenberg, the simplicity of U.S. News' rankings appeals to many prospective college students and parents and can build or undermine alumni pride."
Wittenberg University, a liberal arts university, offers more than 50 different majors and programs.
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
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