Speakers and Panelists :: Robert J. Morse
Robert J. Morse, director of data research at U.S. News & World Report, is head of the America 's Best Colleges and America 's Best Graduate Schools ranking projects, both of which are published annually by U.S. News & World Report . He plays an active role in survey design, methodology changes, discipline research, and monitoring data collection. Mr. Morse developed most of the current methodologies that are used in the rankings, and has been working full-time on both publications since 1989.
U.S. News & World Report has published the America 's Best Colleges rankings annually since 1987, and the America 's Best Graduate Schools rankings since 1990.
Mr. Morse has been at U.S. News & World Report since 1976. Other positions he has held at the weekly magazine prior to his current job include director of research and member of the economic unit. He has also worked at the U.S. Treasury Department and E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc.
Mr. Morse has a B.A. in economics from the University of Cincinnati and an M.B.A. in finance from Michigan State University.