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Making Sense of Changes to the U.S. News Rankings Methodology

Robert Kelchen

I wrote last year about things that I was watching for in the rankings industry, particularly regarding colleges no longer voluntarily providing data to U.S. News mostly moved away from the Common Data Set, but still primarily used it for the share of full-time faculty, faculty salaries, and student-to-faculty ratios.

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Four Big Questions on Carnegie Classifications Changes

Robert Kelchen

After multiple blue-ribbon panels and meetings across the higher education industry, ACE gave the public the first glimpse of what the Carnegie classifications may look like in 2025. There is still a lot of uncertainty about the final results, but the most concrete change is to the coveted Research I university criteria.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Dr. Erika D.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

Creatrix Campus

The HEC also allocates funding for higher education institutions and provides funding opportunities for students, such as scholarships. The HEC is concerned with university affairs from a variety of perspectives, including administrative, scientific, research, and students.

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The benefits and process of EQUIS Accreditation for European Higher Education

Creatrix Campus

EQUIS is a rigorous and comprehensive accreditation system that assesses the quality of an institution's management education, including its programs, faculty, research, and operations.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Assistant Vice President, Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness, Mississippi State University University Research Supporting undergraduate research and challenging assumptions R. Below are a few of the key themes that appeared in multiple capstone projects from past participants.

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Guide To Assessment

Higher Ed Connects: Assessment

by Kristen Lee You jump from one meeting to the next—strategic planning, curricular committee, program decisions, faculty evaluations, and so forth—only for you to have the “A” word crop up on your radar as the next meeting you must attend. Pros Cons Custom fit for your institution. Faculty engagement and involvement.