Monday, September 6, 2021

The Tragedy of Human Capital Theory in Higher Education (Glen McGhee*)

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Related article:  The College Dream is Over (Gary Roth) Related article: When College Choice is a Fraud Related article: The Higher Educatio...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

SLABS: The Soylent Green of US Higher Education

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Michael Bright of the Structured Finance Association defends the role of NRSRO's at the House Financial Services subcommittee on NRSROs,...
Friday, July 9, 2021

Academic Capitalism and the next phase of the College Meltdown (updated January 26, 2022)

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I t appears we have entered a new phase of Academic Capitalism and the College Meltdown. The previous phase involved  College Mania! and the...
Thursday, July 1, 2021

The Growth of "RoboColleges" and "Robostudents"

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In a previous Higher Education Inquirer article, I presented frightening full-time faculty numbers  at some large online universities which ...
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education Announces Public Hearings on Protections for Students, Loan Repayment, Targeted Loan Cancellation Programs, and Other Higher Education Regulations

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The US Department of Education is holding virtual hearings on higher education regulations and reform.  The hearings will be held June 21, 2...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

US Higher Education and the Intellectualization of White Supremacy

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US higher education has reflected and reinforced white supremacy, a particular form of racism, for hundreds of years.   Elite US universitie...
Sunday, April 4, 2021

Guild Education: Enablers of Anti-Union Corporations and Subprime College Programs

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According to the Harvard Business School , "Guild Education is an education marketplace that connects employers and universities to pro...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

HEI Investigation: EducationDynamics

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EducationDynamics (“EDDY”) is a multichannel higher education marketer and lead generation company that services a number of for-profit and ...
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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Even Elite Schools Have Subprime Majors (Keil Dumsch and Dahn Shaulis)

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Even elite US universities have academic majors that result in negative or low returns on investment (ROI).   The Higher Education Inquirer ...
Friday, March 12, 2021

Coursera IPO Reveals Bleak Future For Global Labor

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Coursera (COUR) is an online educational provider, most notably known for its Stanford grad founders, its free Massive Open Online Courses a...
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The Business of Higher Education

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Higher education is a multi-trillion dollar industry in the US, if you include endowments, land, and other investments.  Journalists and pol...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Buyer Beware: Servicemembers, Veterans, and Families Need to Be On Guard with College and Career Choices

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GI Bill Complaints (downloaded February 8, 2021) Has anyone noticed that Harvard has the fourth highest number of GI Bill complaints? Harvar...