Change The Magazine of Higher Learning · 2012 · 182 citations · 0 references
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In the era of globalization, accountability, and benchmarking, university rankings have achieved a kind of iconic status. The major ones—the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU, or the “Sh...