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Universities, Inc.

Universities run much like any other human institutions, something that seems as obvious as it has long been misunderstood. They need revenue, market themselves, and in general serve their self interest. We look at how American higher education operates in ways that many Americans may not know.

A Everest College location in Woodbridge, Virginia on July 6, 2014. Corinthian Colleges, the parent company of Everest College and for-profit corporation has come under scrutiny by the Department of Education for alleged predatory recruiting that leaves students with high levels of debt and low graduation rates. Photo Credit: Kristoffer Tripplaar/ Sipa USA (Sipa via AP Images)
Posted inHigher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

Experts counsel students to watch out for warning signs of troubled colleges

by Matt Krupnick August 21, 2014April 8, 2021
A teacher-training workshop at Kennesaw State University in Georgia
Posted inHigher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

Responding to student demand, universities teach teachers how to teach

Avatar photo by Timothy Pratt August 20, 2014April 8, 2021
Students in the Fullbridge Program, which charges them for business knowledge critics of colleges say they ought to get there. (Photo: The Fullbridge Program)
Posted inHigher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

Students paying extra for business skills they say they haven’t learned on campus

Avatar photo by Laura M. Colarusso July 8, 2014April 8, 2021
Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

Residents are crowded out of college by out-of-state and foreign students

Avatar photo by Timothy Pratt June 13, 2014April 8, 2021
Maryville College
Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, Immigration, News, Universities, Inc.

As white enrollment sags, colleges turn to new market: Hispanics

Avatar photo by Timothy Pratt May 15, 2014April 8, 2021
Posted inHigher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

What law schools can teach colleges about lowering tuition

by Matt Krupnick April 21, 2014April 8, 2021
Posted inHigher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

Needing revenue, old universities open new campuses where the students are

Avatar photo by Timothy Pratt April 17, 2014April 8, 2021

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