Media Coverage
San Diego Reader — For-profit college tried to recruit homeless
May 8, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Strayer U.’s Discounts Reflect Shifts in For-Profit-College Sector
May 7, 2013
KRQE (NM) — For-profit school student left wanting
Apr 30, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — 2 Years of For-Profit College? Earnings No Better Than After High School
Apr 29, 2013
Washington Monthly — For-profit College Graduates Barely Earn More Than High School Graduates
Apr 29, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Education Dept. Is Urged to Drop Efforts to Revive Controversial Rules
Apr 18, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — Trying Again on ‘Gainful’
Apr 16, 2013
Huffington Post blog — Gainful Employment Rule for For-Profit Colleges: Eminently Fixable, Eminently Necessary
Apr 15, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — DeVry Faces Investigations From Attorneys General in 2 States
Apr 15, 2013
The Boston Globe — Opinion: Familiar warning signs in for-profit schools
Apr 10, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — New York City Seeks Data From DeVry, Career Education Corp.
Apr 5, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — NYC Official Calls on For-Profit Colleges to Disclose Student-Debt Data
Apr 4, 2013
Boston Business Journal — Attorney general sues Sullivan & Cogliano, Brockton for-profit school
Apr 3, 2013
Boston Globe — AG Coakley sues Sullivan & Cogliano, a for-profit Brockton school, for alleged deceptive ads
Apr 3, 2013
Star Tribune (Minn) — Military affairs beat: Veterans deceived by schools can get aid
Apr 2, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — Problem with Title IV Eligibility Under State Authorization Rule
Apr 2, 2013
The Columbia Chronicle — Editorial – For-profits, against students
Apr 1, 2013
National Review Online — Higher Ed Know-Nothingism
Mar 27, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — Effort Ends to Set Standards for For-Profit Colleges in Wisconsin
Mar 25, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Wisconsin Scuttles Panel Charged With Setting Standards for For-Profits
Mar 24, 2013
Huffington Post blog — Opinion: Did For-Profit College EDMC Merge Canadian and U.S. Campuses to Evade The Law?
Mar 22, 2013
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — SEC investigating Education Management Corp.
Mar 22, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Education Management Corp. Faces SEC Investigation
Mar 22, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — Now What?
Mar 21, 2013
Higher Ed Watch — Court Throws Huge Wrench in Higher Education Transparency Efforts
Mar 20, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Judge Refuses to Restore Vacated Provisions of ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule
Mar 20, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — The End Run
Mar 18, 2013
CBS Las Vegas — Nevada AG Targets For-Profit Colleges
Mar 18, 2013
WKU Public Radio — Kentucky’s AG Backing Federal Legislation on For-Profit Colleges
Mar 18, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — 13 Attorneys General Support Bill to Bar Spending of Student Aid on Marketing
Mar 15, 2013
The Hill – Congress blog — Opinion: Be wary of for-profit colleges’ charm offensive
Mar 13, 2013
Higher Ed Watch — Five Things to Know about the Students First Act
Mar 13, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — Profit and the Public Good”
Mar 12, 2013
Higher Ed Watch — A Gut Check for the Education Department
Mar 12, 2013
News & Observer (NC) — Hagan bill limits use of federal money by for-profit colleges
Mar 12, 2013
Salon — Don’t share that infographic spam
Mar 8, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — Accreditor Puts Ashford on Notice
Mar 1, 2013
Salon — The Online University of Spam
Mar 1, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Ashford U. Is Placed on Notice by Its Accreditor
Feb 28, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — For-Profit Group’s Report on Veteran Education
Feb 27, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — Possible Probation for Phoenix
Feb 26, 2013
The Washington Post — Largest for-profit U.S. university expects to be put on probation by accreditor
Feb 26, 2013
Stars and Stripes — For-profits offer new guidelines for student veterans
Feb 26, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — U. of Phoenix Expects to Be Placed on Probation by Its Accreditor
Feb 25, 2013
Huffington Post — University of Phoenix Accreditation Hits Snag As Panel Recommends Probation
Feb 25, 2013
Minnesota Public Radio — Minn. for-profit schools investigated for recruiting practices
Feb 20, 2013
Tampa Tribune — Graduate sues Everest University alleging worthless credits
Feb 19, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Graduate Sues Arm of Corinthian Colleges Over Alleged Fraud
Feb 19, 2013
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal — State probes for-profit colleges over aggressive recruiting of military vets
Feb 18, 2013
Star Tribune (Minn) — Minn. investigates for-profit colleges’ recruitment of vets with GI benefits
Feb 17, 2013
CBS SF Bay Area — Many Calif. Vets End Up With Huge Debts From For-Profit Colleges
Feb 16, 2013
NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly — For-Profit Colleges Going Nonprofit as a “Business” Strategy
Feb 13, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Illinois Bill Would Bar Students at For-Profit Colleges From State Aid
Feb 12, 2013
The News-Gazette (IL) — Rose plan would bar students at for-profit schools from MAP grants
Feb 12, 2013
Portland Business Journal (OR) — State pushes for higher education transparency
Feb 7, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — U. of Phoenix Reboots Advertising and Rebrands in the Process
Feb 6, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — For-Profit Backlash
Feb 5, 2013
WUWM (Milwaukee) — Milwaukee Leaders Consider Limiting Funding for For-Profit Colleges
Feb 5, 2013
Asspciated Press on WPRI — Coakley probing more for-profit schools
Feb 4, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — For-Profit Colleges Take a Step Back to Regroup
Feb 3, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Milwaukee Considers Restrictions on City Money for For-Profit Colleges
Jan 30, 2013
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — Proposal would limit city money to for-profit colleges
Jan 30, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Commentary: Higher-Education Reform: a Legacy for Obama?
Jan 21, 2013
CBS Chicago — Durbin Calls For Crackdown On For-Profit Colleges
Jan 18, 2013
Connecticut Post — Op Ed: Richard Blumenthal: Hold for-profit educators to a higher standard
Jan 18, 2013
Inside Higher Ed — Another For-Profit College Shifts to Nonprofit Status
Jan 18, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Kentucky Attorney General Sues Another For-Profit College
Jan 16, 2013
Lexington Herald Leader — Kentucky attorney general sues Spencerian College, alleging deceptive practices
Jan 16, 2013
Michigan Live — Health care oriented for-profit college Sanford Brown preparing to close its doors in Kentwood
Jan 16, 2013
Huffington Post blog — For-Profit College Shuts Down, Leaving Students Out in the Cold
Jan 14, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Calif. Attorney General Investigates Bridgepoint Education Inc.
Jan 14, 2013
NBC Washington — American Career Institute Shuts Down Abruptly in Maryland, Upsetting Students
Jan 11, 2013
Framingham Patch — State AG Offers Help to American Career Institute Students
Jan 10, 2013
WHDH (MA) — American Career Institute abruptly shuts its doors
Jan 10, 2013
Stockton Record — Editorial – No shortcuts to good education
Jan 10, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Apollo Group Warns of Sanction by U. of Phoenix’s Accreditor
Jan 10, 2013
Inside Higher Education — University of Phoenix’s Accreditation Review
Jan 10, 2013
The American Independent — University of Phoenix Anticipates Accreditation Trouble
Jan 9, 2013
Bloomberg Businessweek — Investigators Probe Shuttered For-Profit Colleges
Jan 9, 2013
Forbes — The Three Threats of Private For-Profit Colleges
Jan 9, 2013
The Wall Street Journal blog — Apollo’s Slide Heralds the For-Profit College Industry Shakeout.
Jan 9, 2013
Associated Press — Cal Grant rules disqualify many for-profit schools
Jan 7, 2013
Rhode Island Public Radio — RI officials watching other for-profit schools
Jan 7, 2013
ABC Action News (Tampa) — I-Team: 110 for-profit colleges accused of lying, defrauding taxpayers
Jan 4, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education — 5 For-Profit Campuses Lose Accreditation After Abrupt Closures
Jan 4, 2013
Post-Chronicle (CT) — Hamden’s Sawyer School abruptly closed
Jan 2, 2013