Rankings Data Overview
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019
This overview will be updated as new information is announced.
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January 2018: Data error announced
July 9, 2018: Jones Day report and recommendations
July 11, 2018: New processes for data submission announced
July 23, 2018: Interim dean appointed
July 25, 2018: Further misreporting
Aug. 10, 2018: Temple delivers third update
Aug. 10, 2018: Temple responds to Inquirer article
Oct. 1, 2018: Interim Dean Ron Anderson announces update on AACSB accreditation
Oct. 12, 2018: Temple delivers fourth update
Dec. 21, 2018: Temple announces agreement in Fox School class action case
Dec. 12, 2019: Agreement over data integrity issues
January 2018: Data error announced
威尼斯赌场网站(Temple University)宣布，福克斯商学院(Fox School of Business)在提交给美国商务部的报告中发现了一个数据错误.S. News & World Report for its Online MBA program. As a result, U.S. News reclassified the Online MBA as “unranked.”
In light of the data issue with the Online MBA program, the Fox School contacted U.S News并要求在即将到来的全日制和非全日制MBA课程的结果中退出考虑.
Temple University Chancellor Richard M. Englert then brought in Jones Day, a global law firm with substantial experience in such reviews in higher education, to conduct a review of Fox’s rankings data.
July 9, 2018: Jones Day report and recommendations
Chancellor Englert announced that report’s findings and recommendations, and Fox School of Business Dean Moshe Porat was asked to step down. 这是院长提议解散一个长期负责确保排名数据准确性的委员会. This absence of checks and balances, together with an undue focus on rankings, enabled such misreporting.
The Jones Day review found that the Fox School reported inaccurate data to U.S. News for multiple years. In some instances, the misreporting was intentional; in other instances, the Fox School misreported information based on incorrect interpretations of survey questions.
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Announcement: Update on Fox rankings
July 11, 2018: New processes for data submission announced
Executive Vice President and Provost JoAnne A. Epps rolled out a variety of measures at Fox, all other schools and colleges, and other university offices that are responsible for data submissions, to ensure the highest degree of data integrity at Temple University.
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Announcement: New processes for data submission
July 23, 2018: Interim dean appointed
Chancellor Englert and Executive Vice President and Provost Epps appointed Ronald C. Anderson as interim dean of the Fox School of Business. A respected member of the Fox School faculty, 自2012年7月加入坦普尔大学以来，他一直担任金融学教授和系主任. He is also interim dean of Temple’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management and is expected to serve for approximately two years. 预计在2019-2020学年期间，将在全国范围内寻找常任院长.
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Announcement: Introducing the Fox and STHM interim dean
News story: Ron Anderson appointed interim dean of the Fox School of Business
July 25, 2018: Further misreporting
校长Englert和执行副校长兼教务长Epps宣布，与在线MBA类似的错误报道也发生在执行MBA上, Global MBA, Part-Time MBA, 人力资源管理理学硕士和市场营销数字创新理学硕士.
These programs all had issues related to the reporting of one or more metrics, including the number of new entrants providing GRE/GMAT scores, student indebtedness and applicants’ undergraduate GPAs. For the Online Bachelor of Business Administration, misreporting related to student indebtedness was found. As a result, Temple University reported to U.S. News that it cannot verify data related to these programs, and that Temple would not participate in business school surveys at that time.
In a related update, U.S. 《威尼斯赌场网站》要求邓波儿提供一封信，核实其提交的2018年和2019年最佳大学排名数据的准确性. The university conducted a painstaking review of the voluminous data contained in these submissions. On July 20, Temple provided U.S. News with the requested letter, in which the accuracy of its submissions were verified for both the 2018 and 2019 rankings. 大学行政部门也做了三次更正:一次无意的换位和两次印刷错误. Additionally, Temple updated originally reported endowment information to ensure consistency in survey responses. U.S. News also had requested information on additional programs, and that review is underway.
In addition to verifying the data provided to U.S. News, the university is responding to ongoing inquiries from the U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office.
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Announcement: Second update on rankings
Aug. 10, 2018: Temple delivers third update
Since the initial discovery and self-reporting of inaccurate data earlier this year, Temple has received requests from regulators, 认证机构和排名机构提供有关福克斯商学院报告的数据的信息, in some cases, other areas of the university. Some of that progress is outlined below.
U.S. News & World Report
威尼斯赌场网站验证了2018年和2019年最佳大学排名提交的准确性，随后回应了美国大学的一份声明.S. News inquiry about data specific to the Fox School.
In addition, U.S. 《威尼斯赌场网站》要求该校核实最近提交调查信息的专业和研究生项目的数据, namely, the College of Engineering, the College of Education, the James E. Beasley School of Law and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine. That work has been completed and, though errors were found in two of the reports, the errors were few in number and there was no indication of deliberate misreporting. This information has been reported to U.S. News.
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
AACSB contacted Temple July 10, 2018, asking for details regarding the misreporting of data and remediation efforts. 该大学已经回应了这一要求，并定期向AACSB提供有关补救和纠正措施的最新信息. The AACSB has moved up its re-accreditation review for the Fox School from spring 2020 to early 2019.
Other Ranking and Rating Surveys
该大学还在审查福克斯对其他排名和评级机构的调查结果, including the Princeton Review. 今天，坦普尔大学通知《威尼斯人赌场网站》，对提交给它的数据进行了审查，结果显示，至少有一个报告给美国大学的数据点不准确.S. News was also used in reports to the Princeton Review.
Governmental Agencies
The university continues to keep the U.S. 教育部更新了其在分析过去福克斯学校报告方面的进展，以及正在实施的确保数据完整性的程序. In addition, 坦普尔正在与宾夕法尼亚州总检察长办公室合作，提供他们正在寻找的信息.
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Announcement: Third update on rankings
威尼斯赌场网站将继续努力审查排名数据，并将分享更新的数据.
Aug. 10, 2018: Temple responds to Inquirer article
In response to Temple’s update regarding data integrity, the Philadelphia Inquirer/Philly.com published an article at 4:30 p.m. under the headline “Temple finds data errors at two more schools for U.S. News rankings.” The first line of that article read, “The rankings scandal at Temple University spread beyond the Fox School of Business on Friday...”
我们完全不同意标题的含义和引子句的明确实质.
First, as was clear in our announcement, the data errors found in the two U.S. 新闻调查无法与福克斯学院之前提交的报告中披露的问题进行比较.
Second, what we have reported today is precisely the opposite of the “spread” of the “rankings scandal.” Rather, it is confirmation that the issues in Fox have not appeared in any other school or college at Temple.
Third, the story includes: “The information Temple shared with U.S. News 'did not have an impact on its 2019 Best Graduate Schools rankings,' Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a statement.”
This statement stands in stark contrast to the tone and language of the story.
我们已向《威尼斯赌场网站》明确说明了这一点，并真诚地希望他们通过修改文章以符合事实来解决这一问题.
Oct. 1, 2018: Interim Dean Ron Anderson announces update on AACSB accreditation
To the Fox community,
As you know, 高等商学院协会(AACSB)是要求提供福克斯商学院数据的机构之一, stemming from the discovery that data was misreported to U.S. News and other rankings organizations.
Since July, we have provided information in response to AACSB’s requests. On Sept. 17, representatives from Temple and AACSB met on campus. At that time, 我们描述了我们如何实施严格的数据完整性流程和程序，以确保数据的准确性.
Today, AACSB announced to its educational members that the Fox School remains accredited. At the same time, AACSB已经将我们学校置于一个多年的监控过程中，以确保我们遵守他们的道德标准，以及我们与数据完整性相关的内部控制的有效性. The leadership of AACSB, including its Board of Directors, takes this matter very seriously. So do we. 我有信心，学校的每一个人都会配合，认真工作，确保我们的努力取得成功.
In the last several months, Chancellor Richard M. Englert, Executive Vice President and Provost JoAnne A. Epps, 我在一个专门的教职员工团队的支持下，一直在努力推动学校的发展. Because of these efforts, we can clearly illustrate that the Fox School’s research, faculty and programs remain as strong as ever. We also continue to be extraordinarily proud of the accomplishments of our students and alumni.
I take pride in the incredible resilience the Fox community has shown in recent months. I also reaffirm our commitment to abiding by the highest standards in the future.
Sincerely,
Ronald C. Anderson
Interim Dean
Fox School of Business
School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
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Oct. 12, 2018: Temple delivers fourth update
Board of Trustees Chair Patrick J. O’Connor, 恩格勒校长和埃普斯教务长提供了第四次更新，重申了学校对数据误报的道歉, outlining the wide array of measures to fix the problem, 并宣布邓波儿聘请了一家外部审计公司来审查提交的排名，以确保这些新措施的有效性. 该大学还在寻找一名合规官，以加强其道德和合规计划, as well as internal reporting structures.
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Announcement: Fourth update on rankings
Dec. 21, 2018: Temple announces agreement in Fox School class action case
Chancellor Richard M. 恩格勒宣布，已经达成协议，解决福克斯商学院学生的索赔问题. The agreement has been submitted to the court for its review and approval. The press release linked below offers details on the settlement.
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Agreement reached in Fox School class action case
March 6, 2019: Leadership reaffirms apology for misreporting of data, updates on efforts to ensure accurate reporting
Chancellor Richard M. Englert, Executive Vice President and Provost JoAnne A. Epps, and Interim Fox School Dean Ronald C. 安德森给福克斯学院社区发了一封信，重申了他对向美国大学报告错误数据的道歉.S. News and World Report. The letter also included several steps that have been taken to ensure rigor in data reporting.
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Dec. 12, 2019: Agreement over data integrity issues
威尼斯赌场网站与宾夕法尼亚州总检察长达成了一项协议，即自愿遵守保证协议，以解决总检察长对福克斯商学院排名问题的调查. The resolution agreement was made public this morning.
The agreement requires Temple to maintain certain internal controls, which have been largely put into place, and to create and fund five $5,000 scholarships per year for 10 years for Fox School students in the affected programs.
这是福克斯学校和天普学院向前迈进的重要一步，我们将更多的精力放在为学生提供最好的教育上.
The Office of the Attorney General has issued a statement to the media. The university has issued a statement in response to press inquiries regarding the agreement. If you receive any contacts from the media, please refer them to Kevin Feeley (kfeeley@bellevuepr.com or 215-893-4285).
Richard M. Englert
Chancellor
JoAnne A. Epps
Executive Vice President and Provost