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Britain Tries to Evaluate Teaching Quality
Jun 22, 2017
Controversial effort sorts universities into gold, silver and bronze. Some prestigious institutions didn’t get gold.
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Pressure From All Sides: The 2015 Survey of Admissions Directors

Oct. 1, 2015 -- Inside Higher Ed's 2015 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors examined the views of enrollment officials on topics such as meddling from higher-ups, the pressure to build a class, affirmative action, debt, out-of-state recruiting, viewing applicants' disciplinary records and more.

Like Inside Higher Ed's other surveys, this study was conducted in conjunction with researchers from Gallup.

Inside Higher Ed regularly surveys key higher ed professionals on a range of topics.

On Thursday, Oct. 15, Inside Higher Ed presented a free webinar to discuss the results of the survey. A copy of the webinar can be viewed here. 

The Inside Higher Ed survey of admissions directors was made possible in part by advertising from ELS Educational Services, Hobsons, Jenzabar and Liaison International.

Booklets

Coping With Uncertainty: American Colleges and International Students

May 25, 2017 -- The new booklet, "Coping With Uncertainty: American Colleges and International Students," is the latest print-on-demand compilation of articles from Inside Higher Ed.

We invite you to download the booklet, free, here.

And Inside Higher Ed's editors will be presenting a free webinar to discuss the themes of the booklet on Tuesday, June 13, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Click here to register or find out more.

This collection of articles was made possible in part by the financial support of Kaplan International.

Blogs

The World View
Tempest in the Rankings Teapot
June 25, 2017 - 5:07pm

The reasons why the world, especially Africa, would be well served to ignore the rankings are numerous. 

The World View
Gender and Disability in Chinese Higher Ed
June 22, 2017 - 8:45pm

While the number of students admitted into higher education in China reached 6.85 million by 2012, only 8,363 people with disabilities were admitted that year. 

University of Venus
Planning for Spontaneity
June 15, 2017 - 3:20am

The writers at UVenus share their goals and dreams for the summer. 

Archive

Dutch educators debate growth of English instruction at their universities
September 8, 2016

Sixty percent of courses at universities in the Netherlands are now taught in English. In master's programs, the figure is 70 percent.

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A foreign academic briefly detained in Turkey tells his story
August 31, 2016

A foreign academic briefly detained in Turkey and fired from his university for alleged links to coup-plotters tells his story. 

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Gunmen Attack Campus of American University of Afghanistan
August 25, 2016

Thirteen people reported killed in attack by gunmen that came weeks after two foreign professors were kidnapped. Seven students among the dead, as is instructor who studied in U.S.

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South African universities poised for another battle on tuition
August 18, 2016

Institutions say they need the revenue, but protests are likely if any increases go forward.

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Ontario college to stop operating male-only campus in Saudi Arabia
August 17, 2016

Ontario college cites financial reasons in withdrawing from its male-only campus in Saudi Arabia, but others, citing human rights grounds, question the original decision to be there.

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Trump proposes "extreme vetting" and an ideological test for visas
August 16, 2016

Republican candidate proposes a system for admittance to U.S. that critics say violates American and academic principles.

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Recent abductions highlight risks facing AU Afghanistan
August 15, 2016

Kidnapping of two faculty members at the American University of Afghanistan renews attention on the risks confronting universities in conflict zones.

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Consulting group identifies global 'challenger' universities
August 11, 2016

Analysis seeks to identify universities that will challenge the global status quo in higher education.

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Study finds growth of Chinese higher education hasn't reduced inequality
August 4, 2016

The “massification” of higher education hasn’t decreased the importance of family background, analysis finds.

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How the crackdown in Turkey is affecting international academic collaboration
July 29, 2016

A crackdown on Turkey’s higher education sector after a failed coup has far-reaching effects for fraying academic collaboration and exchange.

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