Noted: That said, the peer survey is not without value. Which is why the actions of Aaron Brower, vice president for teaching and learning at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, make so little sense. When given the survey to fill out, Brower apparently gave Madison and the New School a “5” (the highest score), Arizona State a “1,” and the other 260 institutions–including, I assume, Harvard & Princeton–a decidedly mediocre “2.