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For-Profit Hussian College Closes
Hussian College has closed abruptly. The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced on its website last week that it had “received...
University of Phoenix to Affiliate With University of Idaho
After deal with Arkansas system breaks down, a new entity created by Idaho is poised to buy and manage the for-profit giant as a nonprofit university.
Arkansas Board Rejects Deal With University of Phoenix
Divided University of Arkansas system trustees vote down affiliation with the for-profit giant, appearing to nix a possible arrangement.
Arkansas Faculty Opposes Purchase of U of Phoenix
The Faculty Senate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville said last week that it opposes acquisition of the University...
Is For-Profit Higher Education on Its Last Legs?
Possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university raises existential questions about the for-profit sector and federal regulation of higher education. A panel of experts weighs them.
A Journal Article on Gay People, to Be Viewed With Caution
A peer-reviewed journal placed a warning to readers last month on a flawed article from 2001. But the journal hasn’t retracted it, as a professor who discovered errors has called for.
How a Canadian Billionaire Reshaped the King’s College
An entrepreneur’s for-profit education company promised to save an evangelical liberal arts college with online enrollments. Now critics are blaming it for pushing the college to the brink of closure.
90-10 Loophole Closed
Education Department also releases new accountability measures for when colleges and universities change ownership, along with regulations for prison education programs.