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Biden Administration Forgives $37B of Debt for University of Phoenix Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students who took out loans to attend the for-profit University of Phoenix under the belief that the school offered them unique job opportunities at top organizations will have their debt forgiven, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.

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The Polarization of Higher Education: Increasing Political Takeover in the Ivory Tower

The Change Leader, Inc.

ODonnell was fired six weeks after starting, although he went out with a bang by contending that his effort to obtain data on how exactly tuition dollars and taxpayer money were being spent was resisted at the highest levels, according to then-Texas Monthly columnist Paul Burka in 2012.

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Predatory Colleges, Converted To Non-Profit, Are Failing (David Halperin, Republic Report)

Higher Education Inquirer

The ultra-wealthy Ayn Rand disciple Carl Barney owned the schools until 2012, when he sold them at a hefty valuation to CEHE, a small non-profit that he controlled.