I found an article in the Deseret News from 2008/ The article notes that President Mendenhall’s salary far exceeds those of other college presidents in Utah. UPDATE, originally posted on Mar 30, 2011 William A. Sederburg, Utah’s commissioner of higher education, told the Deseret News t[...]
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March 7th, 2015 - 1:01 am § in The Ave Scene
How to make a LOT of money, TAX FREE!
The NY Times has a disturbing article on a scam being run by “non profit” universities. The scam is pretty simple and has three parts. 1. Non profits escape scrutiny. The federal government has focused on false promises that for profit schools make to train a student to get a[...]
January 27th, 2014 - 4:30 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
UPDATE: A Response to OpEds on GWU
Public-University Group Offers Alternative to Obama’s College-Rating Plan This article in The Chronicle raises the very important issue of standards. Sadly, while this debate is being focused n universities tha[...]
March 5th, 2013 - 3:38 am § in Misc.
How Does WGU Get Away With Secrecy?
What is Wrong With Profit? Last week, the Huff Post reported that a team of accreditors recommended that the University of Phoenix, an online university, be placed on probation. The team did this because of concern for the profit making structure of the University. The University of Phoen[...]
URGENT: Presidents’ Mtg tonight at Town Hall
WA State Presidents Promote Higher Education Funding in Washington Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 7:00 – 9:00pm Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $5. I spoke with a reporter who will be attending this tonight. He asked me a lot of questions … more about areas of controversy than about the[...]
November 29th, 2011 - 9:30 am § in Misc.
PR release from WGU
Former Winona State University Provost Joins Online University SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Western Governors University (WGU), www.wgu.edu, has appointed former Winona State University Provost, Dr. Sally Johnstone, as Vice President, Academic Advancement. In this as[...]
BREAKING NEWS: WGU Can Now “Upgrade” Any Associate Degree to a Bachelor’s or Master’s for $12,000
WA state’s public colleges and universities have high standards that are recognized across the nation. The UW is rated amongst the elite, small group of public Ivies . WSU is a premier state university while WWU and Evergreen regularly rank at the top of national surveys. Our other regio[...]
May 10th, 2011 - 5:11 pm § in Misc.
Article on WGU Fails to Ask the Obvious Questions
Ed. I recommend an article on Western Governor’s University at the Inside Higher Education website. What worries me, however, is that the author, Steve Kolowich, focuses on the challenge to WGU from teachers and educators. These are people who his readers may see as having a personal interes[...]
April 25th, 2011 - 9:41 am § in Misc.
A Response to A Neighbor’s Question About the Presidential Search
A Mormon friend and neighbor asked me to comment on why some faculty have concerns about the search and about Michael Young. Here is my response: Dear Neighbor My comments in the PI were not particularly about Young but about the search process. I shared the AAUP’s concerns, but my focus was m[...]
Federal Court Declares Government Can’t Demand That Jobs Education Works
Federal College Regulations Struck Down By Federal Judge The Huff Post reports that “a federal judge has struck down central parts of hotly debated new federal regulations meant to rein in for-profit colleges that often leave students saddled with debts they cannot repay.” This decision [...]