By Matt Reed. Argosy University, a well-known formerly for-profit university known for graduate programs in psychology and related disciplines, is either dead or dying, depending on the information source. This comes two years after a deeply weird buyout and conversion to nominally nonprofit status by the Dream Center, a move that I found mystifying at the time. More...
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JP Morgan's Investment Bank Drops Campus Visits
By Paul Fain. JP Morgan Chase's investment bank has dropped its long-standing intern recruiting visits to college campuses, Business Insider reported. More...
Arizona State Spin-Off Aimed at Corporate Education
By Paul Fain. Arizona State University is creating a for-profit spin-off that will seek to attract large employer partners for its online education programs, according to a report in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The new venture is aimed at corporations that will subsidize online programs for their employees, as Starbucks does through its deal with the university. More...
For USC, Salt in the Wounds
By Marjorie Valbrun. Students, alumni and faculty worry University of Southern California's attempts to move past scandals have been sidetracked by the recent admissions fraud and bribery case. Some wonder if the university's image will be permanently sullied. More...
Chancellor's Ouster Stokes Tensions at UNC
By Rick Seltzer. East Carolina leader's planned departure at a university plagued by accusations and resignations causes board member to blast system chair. More...
Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
By Rick Seltzer. Carol Folt has plenty of experience dealing with controversy from her time leading UNC Chapel Hill. Prominent figures say she'll have to do housecleaning as president of the University of Southern California. More...
Data on Timing of FAFSA Filing
By Paul Fain. Many state grant aid programs use data from the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid. And those programs often feature fixed application deadlines or distribute aid on a first-come, first-served basis. As a result, if students file earlier, they may be more likely to access state aid. More...
Trump Administration Seeks Shift in Overtime Eligibility
By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking to make more than a million more workers eligible for overtime by increasing the mandatory salary threshold from $455 to $679 per week ($23,660 to $35,308). More...