Letter From the Editor
In December 2007, the Yardly Consulting Group delivered its strategic assessment of graduate programs at the University of Idaho to university president Timothy P. White. According to a letter from White to the college’s faculty, the whopping 400+ page report was to be viewed “as a catalyst for discussion about and the implementation of improvement in key areas.” The University of Idaho asked the Yardly Group to compare the quality of the graduate programs at the institution with national peers, and to, again according to White’s letter, “evaluate our ability to function in a highly competitive national market.” In short, […]