Short Article: The 'Best' Universities in the World: Can Global University Ranking Systems Identify Quality Education?

Title:
The 'best' universities in the world: can global university ranking systems identify quality education?

Author: 
Ellen Hazelkorn

Published:
World Education News + Reviews (WENR), 19 September 2019

From the article:
"Perhaps it's hard to imagine, but there was a time when university rankings did not exist. Although the US News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings are now an entrenched part of the college and university experience in the United States, they have been around just since the 1980s. Until recently, few people in countries outside of the U.S. had even heard of university rankings. Today, they have proliferated. Rankings now exist in over 40 countries, and global rankings are increasing rapidly."

To read this article:
https://wenr.wes.org/2019/09/the-best-universities-in-the-world-can-global-university-ranking-systems-identify-quality-education

TEDx Talk Video: Why we should redefine prestige in higher education

TEDx Talk title:
Why we should redefine prestige in higher education

Presenter:
Akil Reynolds

Date:
13 June 2019

From this TEDx Talk description:
"Mainstream college ranking platforms often give us an idea of who holds the titles as the most prestigious higher education institutions. In this talk, University of Florida Black Student Union President Akil Reynolds takes us on his journey of what his understanding of college prestige means and challenges us all to redefine it in terms with social justice principals."

To watch this presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXoutQajMM4