Abrupt closure of Charlotte School of Law appears to end months-long saga over program's access to federal aid. But questions remain over which former students will be eligible for discharge of student loans and liability for taxpayers.
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For-Profit Higher Ed
Feb 06, 2019
Recently under the microscope, Florida Coastal School of Law becomes latest for-profit institution to seek nonprofit status.
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The Charlotte School of Law missed two deadlines set by state regulators and has asked for an extension to stay open.
August 9, 2017
The Obama administration shut down Globe U, but an affiliated university bought four of its Wisconsin campuses with the backing of the Trump administration and a state regulator with a tough reputation on for-profits.
August 4, 2017
Michael S. Roth discusses why we must resist efforts to restrict affirmative action.
July 25, 2017
Consumer advocates are concerned by the relatively large proportion of black women graduate students who attend for-profits.
July 20, 2017
Ted Mitchell brings a wide-ranging background to the American Council on Education, including work on reforms the higher education lobby group has opposed.
July 14, 2017
Dev Bootcamp, an early skills-training provider for software developers, struggled to find a viable business model. Experts predict other boot-camp closures or consolidations.
July 3, 2017
Shift on gainful-employment rule is latest move by Trump administration that pleases for-profit sector but dismays its critics.
June 15, 2017
If nonprofit colleges and universities had been subjected to the same regulatory red tape in their early years as for-profit institutions have been recently, the sector would not have survived, argues William G. Durden.
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The institutions must recapture public trust and return to their roots as work force-focused innovators if they are to recover from their woes, Deborah Seymour and Michael Horn write.
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