Comments on: Using Machine Learning and Regression Techniques to Rank Liberal Arts Colleges on Social Mobility and the Advancement of Underrepresented Groups

By: Austin Piatt

Austin Piatt — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:43:41 +0000

Fantastic work, Melita!! Congratulations

By: Maha Rashid

Maha Rashid — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:30:05 +0000

Such an interesting and creative IS!

By: salem

salem — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:19:16 +0000

Congratulations

By: Amyaz Moledina

Amyaz Moledina — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:47:14 +0000

This is excellent work and I hope you keep working on this! I was wondering how corrected for “self-selection bias”. Many of the schools in your upper ranking are schools that have traditionally attracted low-income and minoritized groups. Because they have larger numbers of first-get students they have more robust structures and cultures of support for first generation or low income students. How would this effect your results?

By: Jillian Morrison

Jillian Morrison — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:28:24 +0000

Hi Melita! Congratulations on 2 successful IS’s – Impressive! Were you able to figure out the variables used that would provide similar results as other well known rankings?

By: April Gamble

April Gamble — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:25:26 +0000

I am sharing this with the 12 IECs who visited recently! I know how interested they were in your work. Congratulations to you!

By: Chan Sok Park

Chan Sok Park — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:10:58 +0000

Melita, congratulations on this important project. Best wishes for what’s ahead in your life journey!

By: Alayt

Alayt — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:53:16 +0000

Wowza! Done for & with purpose.

By: Jennifer Faust

Jennifer Faust — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:45:37 +0000

Congratulations on completing two(!) I.S. projects, Melita! Very thought-provoking work.

By: Julia Klein

Julia Klein — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:47:22 +0000

Fascinating work – congrats on such an important project. In some rankings I’ve seen % Pell grant recipients used as a proxy for social mobility – what’s your view on this?
Best wishes –
Julia Klein ‘83
Trustee