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Collaboration in Higher Education: How Can Universities Partner With Employers?       

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

To realize these benefits, both universities and employers must actively pursue partnerships. Contact local businesses, including nonprofits. Universities can break the ice by reaching out to local businesses that operate in the industries that align with programs they offer.

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Report: U of Arkansas system may buy University of Phoenix

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In 2019, the institution and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement following a five-year investigation into whether the university engaged in deceptive advertising by falsely touting its relationships with big employers; the agreement did not include an admission of wrongdoing.

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

The Change Leader, Inc.

In 2018, we saw four big themes: marketplace dynamics; Washington follies; higher ed governance failures (which includes higher eds version of #MeToo); and the Harvard admissions lawsuit. Some of those mergers were huge ( Purdue acquiring Kaplan , Strayer acquiring Capella, National University System acquiring Northcentral ).