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

Higher Education Inquirer

Seemingly sleepy career officials at the Department of Education approved the transaction in the Obama years, but public scrutiny raised doubts about the appropriateness of the deal. Like Grand Canyon, CEHE’s abuses were by no means limited to the terms of the non-profit conversion.

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

The Change Leader, Inc.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos reinstated ACICS accreditation authority this year in a process that had many missteps. 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.