University Rankings

Ranking African Universities Fraught and Futile
Higher Education Reform
September 3, 2015

Ranking African Universities Fraught and Futile

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I Never Thought I’d Quote the Pope: Self-Interested Pragmatism and University Rankings
Higher Education Reform
July 27, 2015

I Never Thought I’d Quote the Pope: Self-Interested Pragmatism and University Rankings

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World University Rankings: The Haves Have It
Higher Education Reform
October 2, 2014

World University Rankings: The Haves Have It

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Asian Universities Continue Rise in the Rankings
News
October 1, 2014

Asian Universities Continue Rise in the Rankings

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Neoliberal Education and Its Discontents in South Korea

Neoliberal Education and Its Discontents in South Korea

What might be the reductio ad absurdum of academic ranking? South Korea might offer a hint, as the ‘spec’ generation focuses on its monetizable skillset –sometimes to the exclusion of most anything else.

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The Slippery Slope: Dumbing Down into Secondary Schools

The Slippery Slope: Dumbing Down into Secondary Schools

Although this piece first posted at The Conversation was not intended as a response to Daniel Nehring’s request for opinions about effect of ranking-mania on academic labor, Alister Scott’s observations on the current state of British higher education do shine a light on one facet of the larger issues involved.

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What Do Academia’s Ubiquitous Rankings Accomplish?

What Do Academia’s Ubiquitous Rankings Accomplish?

Why does it matter whether you study or work at the sociology department that comes first, 12th or 89th in a ranking? Why does it matter whether the journal you publish in is included and ranked in a certain index, or not? Let us know your thoughts.

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Beware the Lessons of Competitive US Higher Ed

Beware the Lessons of Competitive US Higher Ed

Other nations looking at successful American universities and seeing the invisible hand of the marketplace at work should take a closer look at the arm attached to that hand, argues Steve C. Ward.

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“UK social science is the best in the world”, says leading academic

“UK social science is the best in the world”, says leading academic

“UK social science is the best in the world,” said Professor Michael Harloe of the Campaign for Social Science. Speaking to a […]

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“Don’t look to the Ivy League”

“Don’t look to the Ivy League”

In an essay published in the London Review of Books, Howard Hotson analyses the THE-QS World University Rankings and concludes that market […]

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