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Where are the future students in Myanmar?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The number of students taking Myanmar’s matriculation exams has declined sharply, with this year’s figures showing a drop of more than 80 percent from 2019—raising concerns about the continued disruption of higher education in the country.

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This tool can boost adult learners’ completion. What’s getting in its way?

University Business

Around eight in 10 institutions offer some form of credit for prior learning (CPL), which research from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education suggests may increase the likelihood of college completion credentials. ” The average age of St. Germain’s students is 37 years old.

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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. The acquisition produced the nonprofit Purdue University Global.

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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. This is not the first time that the campaign has gotten Phoenix into trouble.

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Mergers and Acquisitions In Higher Education: Mature and Declining Markets Give Rise to M&A Activity in Higher Ed

The Change Leader, Inc.

These three reasons, aside from the fact that there are market dynamics at play there is more supply than demand are driving many of the changes were seeing right now in higher ed. The second strategy is acquisition, which is how the National University System is expanding its doctoral offerings.

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Higher Ed Mergers and Acquisitions Activity with Gerry Czarnecki | Changing Higher Ed 011

The Change Leader, Inc.

This podcast, Higher Ed Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Activity with Gerry Czarnecki and Dr. Drumm McNaughton, drills down on higher-than-historical activity and discusses things university presidents should consider before a merger. The higher education sector has been relatively immune (or perhaps resistant?)

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

Higher Education Inquirer

Grand Canyon in 2018 had restructured itself into two entities: a non-profit college, GCU, and a for-profit company, Grand Canyon Education (GCE), that gets paid to provide a range of services to the school.