@mcp_ : as far as I understand, from the article, they are complaining about a _BAD_ "ranking metholodogy" that they tried to improve.... with no success. So, at the end, they simply opted to get out from the (current) evaluation system.

I'm referring to these part of the article:

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- "... we have been one of a number of law schools who have approached US News over time with concrete suggestions to improve its ranking methodology, to no avail...."

- "...By joining with the other schools that have chosen to withdraw from participation in the US News rankings this year, we hope to increase the chances that the methodology is seriously overhauled..."

So, strictly speaking, they're *NOT* against "evaluation systems", as a whole... They simply want a "good one"!

- "... we have been one of a number of law schools who have approached US News over time with concrete suggestions to improve its ranking methodology, to no avail...."

- "...By joining with the other schools that have chosen to withdraw from participation in the US News rankings this year, we hope to increase the chances that the methodology is seriously overhauled..."

So, strictly speaking, they're *NOT* against "evaluation systems", as a whole... They simply want a "better one"!