Since 1983, U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of colleges and universities has been a driving force in American higher education. But recently, the ground behind the rankings has begun to shift.
Dean George Daley said in a message to members of the medical school community on Tuesday that he recognizes the issues educational leaders have had with the methodology that the rankings use to evaluate schools.
Higher education institutions are uniquely positioned to develop individuals who will improve society with their abilities to think critically and solve complex problems. And while their overarching missions vary, most institutions would agree a key role is to help prepare graduates for professional success by ensuring they have the essential competencies they need to flourish. […]
Woo, who will leave the institution in 2024, drove enrollment with tuition cuts and overhauled Sweet Briar's curriculum after the college nearly closed.
After some of the nation's most prestigious institutions dropped out of its best law schools rankings, U.S. News is making changes for its 2023-2024 list.
Increasingly, college and university leaders are looking for ways to better equip all students with the tools they need to succeed in college and future careers. This focus on equity—so critical to achieving strong retention rates and enabling academic success—has become even more important as campuses become more diverse. In this recent webinar brought to […]
More than half of the 14 top-ranked law schools in the United States have said over the past six days that they will no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report's influential rankings, including those at Yale, Harvard and Stanford universities.
The University of Michigan law school said it is dropping out of the U.S. News & World Report's rankings of colleges and universities, joining others including Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown, Stanford and University of California at Berkeley that no longer will participate in the outlet's rankings process.
