Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Higher education

After getting feedback from Wikipedia:WikiProject Short descriptions and taking a deep dive into the guidelines for short descriptions, I wanted to report the following findings for consideration. Quoted information is from WP:SDESC.

Hi WikiProject Higher Education, I'm Alex and I work for American Public Education Inc. (APEI), the parent of American Public University System (APUS).

I noticed the APUS article had some unsourced content and didn't really follow the style guidelines you all set out here, so I read through those and did some research and I tried to put together a draft that is sourced, matches those guidelines, and I also tried to add some similar things to what I saw in the Pomona College article, like a graph (that was a challenge!).

I also added in a short section about APEI since there is just an infobox there at the moment. I did my best to add in new information to make the article more up to date, and to update the various facts and figures as needed updating.

I have a COI so I know I can't just make these changes myself. I was hoping someone here might be interested in taking a look? I would really appreciate any thoughts you might have. Thanks! APEI Alex (talk) 14:11, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

this is probably better suited discussion for the article talk page, with a link here to take a look. Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 17:04, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

@FieldMarine: Thanks for the note! I have made a post there with some more details about the draft I wrote in case you or anyone else here is interested. Cheers APEI Alex (talk) 19:23, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello! I'm a University of Miami employee trying to improve the business school's page. Once a year, I place a request to update the article's infobox with the latest staffing and enrollment figures. I also ask editors to update the school's standing in rankings from publications like Bloomberg, US News, et al. I currently have one of those requests live on the Miami Herbert Talk page. If any editors here could find the time to review that request, I would much appreciate it. Thanks! MT for University of Miami (talk) 20:36, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

Edurank.org has been discussed a couple of times at the reliable sources noticeboard,[364][499], but my question is not whether they are a reliable source for their own rankings, but whether their university rankings are WP:ENCYCLOPEDIC content.

Wikipedia:College and university article advice addresses rankings, saying they should "represent a comprehensive cross-section of major rankings by national and international publications". EduRank is not mentioned at college and university rankings and seems at best a minor ranking. Only a few scholarly sources use edurank.org. (It should not be confused with the unrelated EduRank having to do with e-learning.)

Where few or no major rankings are available, such as for Bangladesh University of Professionals, Port City International University, and State University of Bangladesh, is it good practice to include EduRank university rankings? Or should they be avoided? --Worldbruce (talk) 18:18, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing up this topic. I have avoided using EduRank because I was unsure of its reliability. However, it may well be the only options for rankings of some international institutions. The fact that it is used in any peer-reviewed scholarly papers suggests some value--it is worth noting that both papers are discussing non-US institutions. I would need to dive deeper, but after checking a few well-known US universities, its rankings seem consistent with other established sources. However, that may simply mean that it is using data from U.S. News & World Report, etc. for it findings. Rublamb (talk) 20:51, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there are a couple of Conflict of Interest edit requests relevant to this WikiProject at the UNT Health Fort Worth article. DrThneed (talk) 20:28, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there are a couple of Conflict of Interest edit requests relevant to this WikiProject at the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman article. DrThneed (talk) 00:03, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Three editors of University of the Arts (Philadelphia) are disagreeing about whether the list of notable embedded in the article is excessively long. Input from other editors would be appreciated. ElKevbo (talk) 06:35, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Hey y'all, I'm embarking on a project to expand coverage of the University of Mississippi (see my sandbox) and was wondering if there'd be any interest from folks in here to help improve UM's coverage on the wiki in the form of a dedicated user group. If interested, let me know and we can get the ball rolling on that. Jordano⁵³ 20:19, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the Charles Darwin University article. DrThneed (talk) 04:27, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the Horizon University College article. DrThneed (talk) 03:38, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the Miami Herbert Business School article. DrThneed (talk) 05:45, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Dalhousie University has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:41, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi WikiProject Higher Education, Alex with APEI/APUS again. I made a request to update an unsourced part of the history section of American Public University System with some content that does use sources. It might be of interest to folks here. Appreciate any thoughts you might have! Thanks! APEI Alex (talk) 13:53, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the City University of Hong Kong article. DrThneed (talk) 04:08, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

The article Private School of Professional Psychology has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as Unreferenced and for Notability concerns for 3 years. No actual assertion of notability. Fails the relevant notability guidelines. Lacks significant coverage. Creator blocked for sockpuppetry.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 10:55, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Solomon Asch has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 15:29, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti article. DrThneed (talk) 21:11, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

Joseph Widney has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:45, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:State University of New York at Geneseo#Requested move 22 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 22:20, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Review request: Atlantis University expansion == I've proposed a sourced expansion of the Atlantis University stub on the article's Talk page. I have a COI (disclosed on my user page) so I'm requesting an uninvolved editor to review. The draft includes 12 citations from 10 independent sources. Thank you (this is the first time doing this so I am trying to follow all instructions and guidelines) ~~~~ Andypalaces (talk) 19:33, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi there,

I wanted to flag an ongoing discussion at the talk page for the project's style guidance page. Basically, the conversation is about the use of acronyms in college/university names. Currently the expressed preference is to spell out acronyms and to include the full name of a larger university system (i.e. University of California, Irvine or University of North Carolina Wilmington, or University of Massachusetts Amherst, rather than UC Irvine, UNC Wilmington, or UMass Amherst).

But some recent RMs at SUNY pages (Geneseo, Cobleskill, Purchase) have raised concerns of WP: Precise with the practice of spelling everything out and prefer that each be shortened either as SUNY Geneseo or SUNY Cobleskill or to an available name that excises the system, like Purchase College. There are also questions of branding and the threshold by which one name becomes more common. To complicate it, there are also post-grad institutions and community colleges that vary in their common name vis a vis SUNY.

Feel free to come by to provide your feedback or concerns with either argument. Thanks! Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 15:50, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Escola Politécnica da UFRJ#Requested move 1 April 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 00:13, 18 April 2026 (UTC)