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University of Arizona’s Big Online Push
Former for-profit Ashford University, which enrolls 35,000 students, will become the new, nonprofit University of Arizona Global Campus.
Coronavirus News Roundup for April 24
Everything you need to know for Friday and the weekend about higher ed and the coronavirus in one easy-to-read package (with some distractions to help your sanity).
The Recession and For-Profit College Recruiting
The last recession brought overaggressive recruitment of students by bad actors among for-profit colleges, and some worry about a repeat in this economic downturn.
For-Profit Colleges and Stimulus Funds
Four powerful Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, yesterday wrote to the U.S. Department of Education requesting clarification...
Will For-Profits Bounce Back?
Are for-profit colleges poised to bounce back in the newly begun recession? Or are their glory days behind them?
GOP-Led Senate Joins House in Rebuking DeVos on Loan Forgiveness
Ten Senate Republicans joined Democrats in backing a resolution opposing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's borrower-defense rule, following a similar measure passed by the House.
Public Partners With For-Profit
Arkansas State University is mulling over partnering with a for-profit company to start the state's first vet school. Is this what the state, and its students, need?
Opinion
Will Higher Education Roar in the '20s?
John Katzman describes the changes that colleges and universities will -- or should -- make in the next decade.