Schools & College Life

Some campus newspapers reject political endorsements

Virginia’s college students may have registered to vote in unprecedented numbers this year, but many won’t have their campus newspapers suggesting who to vote for. Newspapers have a long tradition of endorsing candidates but some college editors said picking candidates is not part of the role they play.

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COLLEGE RANKINGS
Each year, U.S. News & World Report publishes its rankings of colleges and universities from around the country. Here’s how Virginia fared:


BEST NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (private and public)

  • Univ. of Virginia: tied for 23
  • College of William and Mary: 32
  • Virginia Tech: tied for 71

BEST LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES

  • Washington and Lee: 17
  • Univ. of Richmond: tied for 33
  • Virginia Military Institute: tied for 71 (and No. 3 in Top 5 Public Liberal Arts Colleges)
  • Sweet Briar: tied for 84
  • Hampden-Sydney: tied for 98
  • Hollins Univ.: tied for 98

TOP 50 PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

  • University of Virginia: 2
  • College of William and Mary: 6
  • Virginia Tech: tied for 30

TOP UNIVERSITIES – MASTER’S

  • James Madison University: 4
  • Univ. of Mary Washington: 7

SCHOOLS TO WATCH

  • George Mason University: 1, National Universities
  • Christopher Newport University: 7, Liberal Arts Colleges


SOURCE: U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2008

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