University rankings must make sure methodology changes are fair

By Michelle Paterson and Karen MacGregor. In Commentary, Richard Holmes and Waldemar Siwinski argue that while university rankings are justified in making changes to methodologies, they should play fair in order to limit the serious damage that can be caused to universities. Ross Paul looks into why there has been a sharp rise in the attrition rates of new university presidents in Canada, and concludes that governing boards should shoulder much of the blame.
Julien Jacqmin and Mathieu Lefebvre find that experience in both academia and politics is an ideal combination for a higher education minister, and Michaela Martin describes international research into effective internal quality assurance solutions for higher education systems around the world.
In World Blog, Patrick Blessinger argues that in a rapidly changing world, a framework is needed to understand the global higher education landscape and its trends – many of them positive.
In Features, Nic Mitchell outlines contrasting visions of international higher education presented at the first “Student of the Future” conference in the Netherlands. Andrew Green visits a refugee camp in remote Rwanda where an NGO is providing a university education to people who had little hope of accessing higher education, and Jenny Adams explores the history of student loans. More...