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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.

00:06:39] David Decker: Well, Franklin is a nonprofit university, and higher education, of course, as you said earlier, Drumm, is a public good; we all embrace that, acknowledge it, and celebrate it. 00:07:48] David Decker: So, we’re not for profit, but we’re not for loss either. You have to sustain yourself. [00:07:54]

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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

The Change Leader, Inc.

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 ).