Closing a governance blind spot
In discussions surrounding university rankings—whether in policy, administrative, or academic contexts—there is a persistent tendency to conflate two analytically distinct […]
Together, universities can take back control of their data
Each year, thousands of universities around the world send vast amounts of data to international ranking and analytics companies. These […]
What student vloggers teach us about university rankings
How do students think about rankings? We often encounter claims that university rankings exist for students, that students ‘use’ them […]
Some notes on the history of “quantified gossip”
The invitations from rankers to complete “reputation surveys” are, once again, making rounds. It’s as good an occasion as any […]