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Report: U of Arkansas system may buy University of Phoenix

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The University of Arkansas System is considering a transaction in which it would transform the for-profit University of Phoenix into an independent nonprofit affiliate, spokespeople for both institutions have confirmed. “Being private equity owned, you’re always having that conversation,” Smiley said.

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Here are 6 promising higher ed predictions for 2025

University Business

Interest in attending trade school nearly doubled among both teens and adults since 2017. “It’s hard to decouple 2025 with the potential impact of the Trump administration,” says Ulrich. ” The post Here are 6 promising higher ed predictions for 2025 appeared first on University Business.

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

Higher Education Inquirer

Grand Canyon CEO Brian Mueller has responded to the FTC and education department investigations with a remarkable series of pronouncements suggesting that the moves against his self-proclaimed Christian university are rooted in religious or ideological bias.

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Reflections on 2018 and Predictions for 2019: with Drumm McNaughton | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 012

The Change Leader, Inc.

Many can be directly attributed to the decertification of ACICS by the Obama administration. Over the past few years, 65 for-profits closed and seven merged with other institutions. Not surprisingly, ACICS was decertified by the Obama administration in 2016. However, the Trump Administration has other ideas on accreditation.