Dive Brief:

• University of California, Berkeley's new chancellor says schools should not be rated on the earnings of their graduates.
• Nicholas B. Dirks made the comments while in Washington for a meeting with Education Department officials on a plan for a federal college rating system.
• Dirks, who took office over the summer, says one of his priorities is to maintain “the public character of the institution."

Dive Insight:

Dirks addresses the mixed feelings many in academia have about a government ratings system for colleges by saying it's better for schools to participate in the discussion than to avoid it. “We don’t have an option but to engage,” he told a reporter.