Among the top 200 global universities identified by THE in 2024, 50 are now run by women, marking a steady incline over the past 5 years: 43 in 2022, 41 in 2021, 39 in 2020 and 34 in 2019 and 2018.
As colleges and universities across Florida and Texas are forced to shudder their DEI offices, higher education leaders in other states whose lawmakers threaten to propose similar legislation are voicing their opposition—before it becomes too late.
The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge to new admissions criteria at an elite public high school in Virginia that eliminated standardized tests, clearing the way for the use of a policy intended to diversify the school’s student body. The court’s decision not to take up the case from Virginia, along with an […]
In six of the 10 spots, at least one college or university was flagged for chilling faculty speech, impeding the rights of LGBTQ+ persons and a slew of other aggressions, in FIRE's latest "10 Worst Censors" list.
"Reputation matters—it is the global currency of higher education, helping universities attract and retain talent, bring in research collaborators and court inward investment," said Phil Baty, THE's chief global affairs officer, in a statement.
Colleges whose graduates create the most business within the respective community enjoy benefits far beyond bragging rights or prestige, including boosts to the economy and robust alumni networks.
It’s true that yearly increases in college tuition have long outstripped inflation, rising more than 200 percent since 1980. But the conversation around student loan debt has become seriously miscalibrated: Not only do small, expensive, elite universities command the conversation about tuition costs, but there’s a misplaced focus on undergraduate degree programs. There are real problems with […]
Murky data and secretive practices have prevented the public from understanding the true extent to which legacy admissions affect enrollment on a national scale.
In light of a successful $2.1 billion fundraising campaign, the University of Kentucky president believes the generosity is a token of confidence the community has placed in the Wildcats to uplift the commonwealth.
"This is not an anomaly: Free speech in higher education is getting worse," said Laura Beltz, director of policy reform at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
