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There are also an increasing number of rankings based on other factors but, in general, I would limit the reputation and ranking section under 'Academics' to academic rankings, omitting rankings of how environmentally friendly, inclusive, etc. the institution is. However, that's not too say that such rankings don't belong somewhere on the page – just that they don't belong under Academics. I would suggest including the Campus Pride ranking under Student life.
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prominent units (e.g., colleges of universities, historically important departments) but it's not appropriate to include detailed listings of smaller academic units (e.g., all 60 departments of a large university). The current advice we have for this material in the "Organization and administration" subsection of the "Article structure" section is:
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There are well-established academic rankings, which are generally the ones listed in the infobox for the country and are agreed by consensus at the infobox page (it's generally good, therefore, to use specific rankings infoboxes such as 'Infobox US university ranking' rather than the generic one).
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In the particular case that I'm interested, the entries are all either for people with Knowledge pages or a few where they would qualify (fake example) 4th, 5th and 6th presidents of Yale all graduated from Harvard, but only the 4th and 6th have pages at this moment but all three are listed on
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I'd like to add language to this essay to this essay that explicitly dissuades editors from adding or retaining detailed listings of academic departments or similar units in articles about colleges and universities. It's appropriate to include listings or descriptions of particularly large or
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Discuss the structure of the administration, current leadership, budget, relationship with a board of trustees or regents, student government, endowment information, and academic divisions of the college/university. If this college/university has a special organizational structure, such as a
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to give a policy basis for this advice. I think the wording works for ensuring notable academic divisions can be listed, without overly limiting it to just notable divisions (often a faculty or college is important for university organisation without being notable, after all).
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Under number 3, the example given is "List of alumni of Jesus College, Oxford". However, it is my understanding that current naming guidelines prefer the shorter "List of Jesus College, Oxford alumni". Should this example be changed to another article with the shorter format?
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is often helpful. In articles I write, I chose to use the wording "Noted alumni" rather than "Notable alumni" in order to avoid conflation of the Knowledge concept of notability with the local concept of "important enough to be
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asking if relevant notability guidelines should be modified to clarify that notability can be used as a criterion for inclusion in embedded lists. If it is passed, it may result in changes to this advice article.
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comes up? It feels like there really *isn't* an answer, but the question is whether the appropriate Wikiproject could set something. (And no, Sigma Nu isn't the GLO in question).
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numbers should also be presented here, with any notable gifts being referenced. If the college or university has formal affiliations with other educational institutions (e.g.,
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numbers should also be presented here, with any notable gifts being referenced. If the college or university has formal affiliations with other educational institutions (e.g.,
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Discuss the structure of the administration, current leadership, budget, relationship with a board of trustees or regents, student government, endowment information, and
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has notability, and the list might not be an issue *if it remained as part of the Sigma Nu article*, what should be done if a notability question on
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Boiled down. If the article on X shows notability, what determines notability for an article "Alumni of X"?
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Is there a specific list of sources that are considered reliable for ranking universities? Is it
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archives for list article nominations for examples if you're curious. Hope that helps! Cheers,
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I’m not sure I’ve understood your question, but if you’re asking who is to be included in
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Detailed listings of smaller or less prominent academic divisions should be avoided.
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system, then it should be mentioned here. If the university is part of a larger
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system, then it should be mentioned here. If the university is part of a larger
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It might be helpful to change it so it reads (proposed additions are bolded):
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If this college/university has a special organizational structure, such as a
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graduates, professors, and administrators affiliated with Harvard University
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Sorry, I'm still having trouble understanding what you're asking.
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on Knowledge. Please visit the project page to join the
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