Word: factors
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David A. Zewinski '76, associate dean for physical resources and planning--the entity responsible for contracting out work for FAS--said that cost differences between FMO and UNICCO were not a major factor in the decision. Zewinski also knew of no outstanding issues of poor service...
Nevertheless, the slip was amply quantified. The primary cause was the inclusion of a new factor in the method of ranking. This factor was the percentage of classes with more than 50 students, said Mel Elfin, the magazine's special projects editor and executive editor of the supplement...
However, Director of the Core Program Susan W. Lewis said she did not believe the rankings were a significant factor in the Core review process. "I did not hear the issue of the rankings mentioned in any discussion of course size," she said...
GPAs can no longer be the defining factor in summas because of a trend toward grade inflation, says Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education Jeffrey Wolcowitz...
Purdy also says he dislikes the Faculty's decision to factor elective grades into summa considerations...