College Inc. Archive: For-profit colleges
Cal State's Reed: Don't cut Pell grant program
California State University broke with years of tradition in the 2008 downturn by adopting competitive admissions. For the first time in a long time, California students in the top third of their classes with B averages weren't guaranteed admission. Since...
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Daniel de Vise
| March 2, 2011; 12:22 PM ET |
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Fixing higher ed: Catholic University's Brennan
In an article published Sunday in The Washington Post Magazine, I offer eight suggestions to "fix" higher education. After reading the article, you can rank the ideas in a poll, which you will find farther down on this blog. For...
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Daniel de Vise
| February 26, 2011; 2:31 PM ET |
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12 notable higher education stories of 2010
In chronological order: Jan. 11: The University of Virginia picks its first female president. Her first six months will not be easy. April 16: Regents end a four-year tuition freeze in Maryland's state university system. Maryland's state schools were more...
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Daniel de Vise
| December 28, 2010; 12:43 PM ET |
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For-profit higher ed company opens national ad campaign
A national ad campaign by for-profit higher education provider Corinthian Colleges Inc. seeks to draw decision-makers and the broader public into a long-simmering debate over whether the federal government should tighten regulations on colleges that operate for profit.
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Daniel de Vise
| September 22, 2010; 6:58 PM ET |
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Kaplan responds to Education Department
In a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, released late Friday, Kaplan CEO Andrew S. Rosen proposed what amounts to a money-back guarantee for customers in its for-profit Kaplan Higher Education division. The letter, dated Sept. 8, was in response...
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Daniel de Vise
| September 10, 2010; 6:09 PM ET |
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Higher ed community focuses on Post, Kaplan
In a lead news article today headlined "Watching a Watchdog," the industry publication Inside Higher Ed draws attention to what it terms rising concerns among higher education observers about the editorial independence of The Washington Post in covering for-profit higher...
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Daniel de Vise
| August 24, 2010; 3:28 PM ET |
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