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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Reynolds added that if the state had “provided the federal funding as requested and it was used to finance debt or other impermissible uses according to US Treasury guidelines, the state and taxpayers could have been liable for potential repayment to the federal government.”

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Florida v. Department of Education – Accreditation and Quality Control: Changing Higher Education Podcast 162 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Michael Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

The legislation basically asked, “Why doesn’t the Department of Education have an accreditation process for determining what institutions are qualified for the same way that the federal government decides what drugs are suitable for use in medical treatment through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?”

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The Colbeck Scandal (South University and the Art Institutes)

Higher Education Inquirer

Studio's CEO Bryan Newman is a veteran of for-profit colleges and their surrogates, working at the University of Phoenix (1997-2010), University Ventures (2011-2017), and the defunct UniversityNow (2014-2016). More importantly, what’s happening to the students and those who will have to pay back their student loans?

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

In 2014, Starbucks and Arizona State University (ASU) introduced the Starbucks College Achievement Plan (SCAP), which provided Starbucks’ U.S. than there are R-1s, our view is that they are really good anchor institutions to route federal investment through. Example One – Starbucks. Starbucks was one of the early adopters.

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I Went on Strike to Cancel My Student Debt and Won. Every Debtor Deserves the Same. (Ann Bowers*)

Higher Education Inquirer

I was part of a group of former students that launched a 7-year long student debt strike to win loan cancellation from the federal government. My involvement started back in 2014 when I read an article that revealed my school was suspected of lying to and defrauding borrowers, many of whom were from low-income families.

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Regulatory Changes and Their Implications for Higher Education Mergers: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 190 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

By 2014 when his firm merged with the global law firm Cooley LLP, the higher education practice he headed was the largest and one of the highest regarded in the country. 00:31:24] He founded the law firm Dow Loans in 1978, which merged into Cooley in 2014 and was a partner there for seven years before joining Titan about three years ago.

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Strategic Presidential Communication in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 192 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Erin Hennessy

The Change Leader, Inc.

Before TVP Comms in 2014, Erin worked at the American Council on Education, enhancing its media presence and supporting member institutions. She leads the agency’s crisis communications and trains professionals in campus roles. 00:34:48] Drumm McNaughton: Well, that’s great. [00:34:49]