  {"id":1190,"date":"2006-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/blog\/news\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2014-09-19T16:20:24","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T20:20:24","slug":"emu-moves-up-in-us-news-national-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2006\/emu-moves-up-in-us-news-national-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"黑料正能量 Moves Up in &#8216;U.S. News&#8217; National Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>黑料正能量 has moved up in the rankings in &#8220;U.S. News &amp; World Report&#8221; magazine&#8217;s &#8220;America&#8217;s Best Colleges&#8221; issue for 2007.<\/p>\n<p>黑料正能量 moved from the fourth to the &#8220;third tier&#8221; ranking among schools in the &#8220;national liberal arts-bachelor&#8217;s&#8221; category.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the college rankings are scheduled for publication in the Aug. 28 edition of &#8220;U.S. News &amp; World Report&#8221; magazine, available for newsstand purchase on Monday, Aug. 21 &#8211; the same day that the newsstand guide is also available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo left\" style=\"width: 128px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/news\/images\/usnwr_cover.jpg\" alt=\"cover of U.S. News and World Report\" width=\"128\" height=\"178\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Carnegie Commission defines a national liberal arts school as one emphasizing undergraduate education and awarding at least 50 percent of its degrees in the liberal arts disciplines. 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