AKA|Strategy continues its commitment to stay informed about the latest in higher education and the nonprofit sector. It is a pleasure to share these articles that we found both informative and engaging. We welcome any comments or reactions to this edition of our AKA Weekly Rundown.
The 2022 edition of World University Rankings by QS highlights a decline in the ranking for U.S. universities as institutions in Asia and Australia have moved up—a trend that could have significant implications for U.S. higher education. Read this article
From The Hechinger Report: OPINION: Higher Education needs to get comfortable with trial and error By Bridget Burns In an effort to break out of higher education’s competitive mode, eleven public research universities established the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) to innovate together, scale what works, hold each other accountable, and share what they learned. Seven years later, UIA shares five important lessons, ranging from cross-departmental collaboration to selecting leadership. Read this article
Higher education performance and accountability: Insights from a new visualization tool By Leonardo Restrepo and Lesley Turner With few federal guardrails in place to hold higher education institutions accountable for poor student outcomes, a recent initiative is to link an institution’s eligibility for student aid to the rate at which
its students repay their loans and the earnings of their graduates. A new visualization tool enables modeling the effects of different higher education accountability approaches. This report suggests five insights from the visualization tool. Read this article
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