Perspectives Biden’s Education Department forgives $415 million in student loans Spencer Irvine March 3, 2022 Student loan forgiveness is a rallying cry from the progressives on the political Left, and it appears that the Biden…
Perspectives Oops? Government agency allegedly lost GIBill.com rights Spencer Irvine October 21, 2020 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which is the federal agency that oversees military veteran health care and similar military…
Perspectives For-profit colleges worried about potential Biden presidency Spencer Irvine September 4, 2020 For-profit colleges have enjoyed relative peace under the Trump administration, but a potential Biden presidency has sent them scrambling. According…
Perspectives Higher Education Reporting Bias? Malcolm A. Kline October 17, 2018 An article in The Washington Monthly promises Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Higher Education Policy but doesn’t quite deliver.
Faculty Lounge Why Shouldn’t All Universities Show Gainful Employment? Malcolm A. Kline October 5, 2018 President Trump’s Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, wants to actually apply such an equal treatment.
Perspectives Purdue Buys For-Profit Kaplan University Spencer Irvine May 11, 2017 Purdue University made a big deal, buying Kaplan University in order to evolve in the online higher education environment.
Perspectives Government Persecutes For Profit Colleges Malcolm A. Kline November 23, 2016 Can it be that the federal government has been waging war on for-profit colleges because, with all their problems, they…
Faculty Lounge Clinton-Linked For-Profit Laureate University Donated between $1 Million-$5 Million to Clinton Foundation Spencer Irvine November 4, 2016 Pay to play? Laureate International Universities — also referred to as Laureate Education — has faced scrutiny over its financial relationship…
Faculty Lounge For-Profit Colleges have seen Large Drops in Enrollment due to Scrutiny Spencer Irvine October 13, 2016 The University of Phoenix saw enrollment drop 22% this year and 70% since 2010. Other for-profit colleges have seen similar results.
Faculty Lounge 40% of College Students are Over the Age of 25 Spencer Irvine October 7, 2016 Wow…read it for yourself: In today’s rapidly shifting economy, Americans now know that keeping their skills and education fresh is…
Faculty Lounge ITT Tech could Close after Federal Investigation Spencer Irvine September 4, 2016 From Inside Higher Ed on the potential collapse of ITT Tech, a for-profit academic institution: Last week, after years of investigations,…
Faculty Lounge Dept of Ed Releases New Rules on Debt Forgiveness, For-Profit Colleges Spencer Irvine June 16, 2016 For-profit colleges now have more rules to follow, related to debt forgiveness.
