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Higher ed trivia question - "What is the definition of a flagship institution?" If you don't know, you may want to read on. Here are some options... Ranked higher than other public university in the state 1. Older than other public university in the state 2. More selective than other public university in the state 3. Have higher graduation rates than other public university in the state 4. More research focused than other public university in the state 5. More doctoral programs than other public university in the state 6. Larger in student population than other public university in the state 7. More endowment than other public university in the state 8. More out of state students than other public university in the state 9. Member of the prestigious AAU https://lnkd.in/g7YeUrnb

Check out the latest edition of the President's Perspective, as UofM President Bill Hardgrave discusses navigating change in higher education.

Colbeck and Wharton Michael (2006) discuss using public scholarship as a central organizing concept for integrating the domains of faculty work. They provide several definitions of public scholarship and a history of the categorization and evaluation of faculty work (e.g., teaching, service, research) and how this has shaped faculty effort. They propose re-integrating these domains to more accurately reflect how faculty conduct their work and connect back to the public service model of land grant universities. Penn State’s Public Scholarship Associates is used as an example.

Today, we reflect on Coventry University's biggest and best performance in the Times Higher Education Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 research power ranking. The university was ranked 58 out of 129 institutions in the rankings, up from 80 in 2014. The percentage of Coventry University’s research classed as world leading or internationally excellent increased to 70% in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, from 61% in the REF2014. The REF is a periodic exercise of research assessment which indicate how well the university’s research efforts have contributed to positive change in the region, the UK and across the world. More details here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3wti3DW #ThrowbackThursday

As I was walking back, I stumbled upon this poster that reads "One of the top Yorkshire schools for progression to Oxbridge - 38 students in the last 5 years." Is it the whole point of schooling? Being able to produce students for the best universities? What does it say about other universities which are not much prestigious or ranked on top? What does it say about the other students who managed to get admitted into other universities? Should we categorise other students as less intelligent, less skilled and maybe unfortunate? University of Zurich's latest move to withdraw from Times Higher Education ranking seems to be a very logical decision. The university news states, "The ranking is not able to reflect the wide range of activities in teaching and research undertaken by universities." The news added, "Rankings generally focus on measurable output, which can have unintended consequences, for example leading universities to concentrate on increasing the number of publications instead of improving the quality of their content. Although rankings purport to comprehensively measure universities’ diverse achievements in teaching and research, they cannot do so as they reduce indicators to a score and focus on quantitative criteria." News source: https://lnkd.in/e_g8mxYX

Congratulations to four outstanding Illinois colleges who were ranked among the top 100 in the country, according to new 2025 Best Colleges rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report: #6 —Northwestern University #11 — University of Chicago #33 — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign #80 — University of Illinois Chicago The rankings evaluated 1,500 colleges and universities using more than a dozen measures of academic quality. While we can debate the methodology and the merits of such a ranking, I always like to highlight when our colleges in Illinois are doing well.

DEN is back looking for your submissions to our seventh International Student Conference at the University of Westminster. Looking at how we can collectively build and shape a better today, requires us to reflect on the past and the actions taken to tackle the global challenges present. We are open to students from universities, colleges, and schools to participate. Contributions from different disciplines are more than welcome to submit an abstract, but please be aware, that there will be greater focus on International Relation concepts and broader Social Science studies. If you would like more information, please reach out to us or email Farhang to submit your abstract. #DEN #universityofwestminster #academicconference #politics #IR #conference

“Antagonism toward higher education has been especially intense over the last three months,” President Eisgruber writes in his annual State of the University letter. “We must speak up for what we do and for our extraordinary institutions, which are so valuable to learning, to research, and to the future of our nation and the world." Read the full letter: https://bit.ly/3SylDct

On Oct. 21, the National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University will host a discussion about the book Won't Lose This Dream: How an Upstart Urban University Rewrote the Rules of a Broken System by author Andrew Gumbel. Come hear about GSU's proven, innovative strategies and scalable solutions for closing achievement gaps and promoting student success in higher education. More: https://t.gsu.edu/3UbQJa5 #TheStateWay

This presentation, featuring Insiya Bream and Darragh McNally, explains how the University of Maryland Global Campus created their CLRs, but largely focuses on the evaluation of the CLR: Do students use their new CLR? How do students view the CLR? Do employers view the CLR as useful and usable? Will the CLR change how professors approach their teaching? Learn more about this session ➡️ https://trtm.me/3Ik2xAS #DCSummit24