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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. They also questioned why they had largely been sidelined in discussions.

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

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Over the past few years, 65 for-profits closed and seven merged with other institutions. Some of those mergers were huge ( Purdue acquiring Kaplan , Strayer acquiring Capella, National University System acquiring Northcentral ). Changes in gainful employment and borrower defense also emerged in 2018.