Sunday, September 30, 2018

Rankings and Higher Education Policy

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Two examples of how the need to perform well in the rankings is shaping national research and higher education policy. From the Irish Exam...
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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Philosophy Department Will Ignore GRE Scores

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The philosophy department at the University of Pennsylvania has taken a step away from fairness and objectivity in university admissions. It...
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Sunday, September 09, 2018

Ranking Global Rankings: Information

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Another indicator for ranking global rankings might be the amount of information that they contain. Here are 17 global rankings in the IREG...
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Monday, September 03, 2018

Ranking Global Rankings: Inclusion

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The number of international global universities continues to grow and it is becoming harder to keep track of them. Earlier this year IREG pu...
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Sunday, September 02, 2018

Ranking US Rankings

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Forbes Magazine has an article by Willard Dix that ranks US  ranking sites. The ranking is informal without specifying indicators but the ...
Friday, August 24, 2018

Why is Australia doing well in the Shanghai rankings?

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I am feeling a bit embarrassed. In a recent post I wrote about the Shanghai Rankings (ARWU) being a bit boring (which is good) because unive...
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Saturday, August 18, 2018

Who Cares About University rankings?

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A paper by Ludo Waltman and Nees Jan van Eck asks what users of the Leiden Ranking are interested in. There's some interesting stuff b...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

Will THE do something about the citations indicator?

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International university rankings can be a bit boring sometimes. It is difficult to get excited about the Shanghai rankings, especially at ...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

The flight from bright: Dartmouth wants nice MBA students

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The retreat from intelligence as a qualification for entrance into American universities continues. We have already seen the University of C...
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My article in University World News can be accessed here . Comments can be made at this blog. GLOBAL How should rankings assess ...
Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Chicago goes test-optional

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The University of Chicago has gone test-optional . Prospective students will no longer be required to submit their SAT or ACT scores when a...