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Agriculture Department Attempts to Keep Rural Colleges and Universities Afloat

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been loaning tens of millions of dollars to rural colleges and universities in order to keep them afloat and running, The Washington Post reported. 13 million Americans live in places where the nearest university is beyond a reasonable commute away , according to the American Council on Education (ACE).

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Report: U of Arkansas system may buy University of Phoenix

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Hinkel added that the university system has been exploring new educational markets, especially in online education. Also, this week’s regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas does not have this item on its agenda, Hinkel said. It could be.”

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

The Change Leader, Inc.

However, the more relevant reason for many of these closures is the lifecycle and current operating environment of higher education. Some of those mergers were huge ( Purdue acquiring Kaplan , Strayer acquiring Capella, National University System acquiring Northcentral ). We continue to see higher education closures.