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How Post University’s Career Readiness Model Can Help Not-For-Profit Universities and Graduates: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 172 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Camille Dumont

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Director Camille Dumont of the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) about how she aligned career services with academia at Post University to better prepare students for the workforce. I was a healthcare administrator. I majored in Business Administration.

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3 Enrollment Boosting Strategies for Accredited Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 178 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. David R. Decker

The Change Leader, Inc.

00:07:48] David Decker: So, we’re not for profit, but we’re not for loss either. Somebody told me a while back that for-profit universities have a profit mentality versus nonprofit, that they pay taxes with their profits. You have to sustain yourself. [00:07:54]

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EdTech Malaise: “He Not Busy Born is Busy Dying”

eLiterate

It’s not because the terrible, horrible, no-good LMS vendors are trying to suck the blood out of the poor universities. It’s not because the terrible, horrible, no-good university administrators are trying to build a panopticon in which they can oppress the faculty. So…that’s different.

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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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For-profit colleges, be warned: DOE is set to hold leaders personally liable for reckless spending

University Business

As the Biden administration fights to relieve Americans of student debt, it also believes it must take a proactive step to manage a student loan resurge. Their solution: impeding for-profit leaders’ likelihood of abusing federal funding and securing the tuition of suckered-in students.

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Here are 6 promising higher ed predictions for 2025

University Business

In 2025, interest in skilled trades will continue to accelerate among young Gen Z, who increasingly view these careers as a more practical and rewarding alternative to traditional career paths,” Tracy Lorenz, president of the for-profit Universal Technical Institute, said in an email.

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

The Change Leader, Inc.

The for-profit sector is a great example of where there has been significant mergers and acquisitions activity, e.g., Purdue and Kaplan forming Purdue Global , Strayer University acquiring Capella, etc., as for-profits figure out their future when nonprofits are clearly in favor (and for-profits are clearly out-of-favor).

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