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College and University Closures – Transparency in Higher Ed

The Change Leader, Inc.

College and university closures. According to a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, closures of four-year, private, and not-for-profit universities and colleges in 2017 are expected to triple from the current average rate of five per year.

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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. In 2024 alone, search traffic is up 27%. “For a growing number, the skilled trades may offer a faster path to a career that aligns with their interests and goals.”

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

Higher Education Inquirer

In contrast to Zovio’s fate, Graham Holdings has not been forced out of the 2017 deal in which it sold predatory for-profit Kaplan University to an Indiana state institution, Purdue University. But, reading the school’s agreement with Zovio , Arizona may be out of luck on that score. —

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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 most egregious was that the departments senior official who made the case for ACICS reinstatement is a former lobbyist who worked with for-profit universities, a clear conflict of interest. This is up from 34% in 2017. Furthermore, two-thirds of CFOs at the privates say the same thing. This is huge.