The Accidental Winners of the War on Higher Ed
Updated at 11:07 a.m. ET on January 30, 2026In the waning heat of last summer, freshly back in my office...
Higher Education
World University Rankings by Subject 2026: results analysis
Find your university in the World University Rankings by Subject 2026 Universities across Asia continue to improve in STEM fields...
COU Welcomes Ontario’s Bold Action to Support Higher Education
TORONTO, February 12, 2026 – “Ontario’s universities welcome today’s landmark announcement to increase funding for the postsecondary sector by $6.4...
What Is the Mellon Foundation Doing to Higher Education?
In 1964, an influential report identified a disquieting trend in academia. “Increasingly during the past few years,” it began, “concern...
What generative AI reveals about assessment reform in higher education
This blog was kindly authored by Dr Emma Ransome, Academic Lead for Teaching and Learning at Birmingham City University.Assessment is...
Towards greater harmonization in higher education: Key insights from a regional mapping of academic credit systems
UNESCO IESALC has just released Working Paper No. 14, Mapping academic credit systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: improving...
Resilience must become a core outcome of higher education
The world our graduates are stepping into is changing fast. Roles are evolving, technology is accelerating and expectations in the...
‘Cautious optimism’ as new Dutch coalition reverses research cuts
Dutch universities are “cautiously optimistic” about the incoming government’s plans for higher education, after years of uncertainty over funding and...
Can Embattled Women’s and Gender Studies Programs Survive?
Texas A&M University’s move last week to close its women’s and gender studies program is highlighting the longstanding vulnerabilities of...
