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U of Idaho President Seems To Temper His Cheerleading for U of Phoenix Purchase (David Halperin)

Higher Education Inquirer

Scott Green seemed a little less committed to the deal he has relentlessly touted for more than a year and a half for his school to buy, for $685 million, the huge for-profit University of Phoenix from private equity giant Apollo Global Management. According to Idaho Education News , Green said the next move was Apollos.

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

University Business

In the midst of President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court defense of student loan relief, the Department of Education formally announced it would personally pursue leaders of for-profit institutions to pay unanswered debts their institution incurred from reckless spending and non-compliance with federally allocated financial aid dollars.

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

eLiterate

Three-fourths of all EdTech VC financing in 2022 went to just five start-ups. It’s not like Coke and Pepsi… The Coursera platform, writ large , connects universities, learners, government agencies, megacorporations, and local employers. This year isn’t exactly looking great either.

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The Polarization of Higher Education: Increasing Political Takeover in the Ivory Tower

The Change Leader, Inc.

For instance, one universitys Board of Regents is made up of attorneys, a banker, a state official who worked in finance, and a healthcare executive. For example, for those universities which have gone public, their first and foremost responsibility is to their shareholders, and then to their students.