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- Frontline - College, Inc. DocumentaryOriginally broadcast on May 4, 2010, this Frontline program can be viewed online. The web site includes teacher resources, a discussion board, and list of additional readings. Texts of communications between the film makers and subjects, transcripts of interviews, and a downloadable podcast is also available.
- Responses to College Inc., and additional readings
- CBS Money Watch -For-Profit Schools: Deception and Fraud Revealed - August 4, 2010
- WLS - TV 7 Story: Big Turnout for Durbin Hearing on For Profit Higher Ed - Sept 1, 2010
- Senator Durbin Speech to National Press Club - June 30, 2010
- For-profit colleges reap big benefit from stimulus -Atlanta Journal Constitution, June 6, 2010
- Illinois Map of For-Profit Colleges
- National Conference of State Legislators - For Profit Colleges and Universityies - October 2010For-profit colleges and universities, unlike their public counterparts, are managed and governed by private organizations and corporations. During the past two decades, enrollment at for-profit institutions increased 225 percent. Today, as more and more community colleges meet and exceed their enrollment capacities, for-profit colleges and universities are becoming an attractive option for students. For-profit institutions often provide flexible scheduling .....
- For-Profit Colleges: Undercover Testing Finds Colleges Encouraged Fraud and Engaged in Deceptive and Questionable Marketing Practices - Government Accounting Office, August 4, 2010A full report of the GAO investigation into questionable practices of for-profit higher education schools.
Includes a video clip of undercover investigation of marketing to potential students in Illinois: "For-Profit Colleges: Undercover Testing Finds Colleges Encouraged Fraud and Engaged in Deceptive Practices"
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Bibliography of Newspaper and Journal articles
- Regulations governing for-profit schools OK'd; Education Department delays release of 'gainful employment' proposal
Jordan Steffen. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Oct 29, 2010. p. 30 - For-profit schools feeling pressure; Shares dive as enrollment predicted to drop; industry under government scrutiny
Walter Hamilton. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Oct 15, 2010. p. 23 - Education Inc.; Experts: For-profit schools don't always deliver on promises
Gregory Karp. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Sep 23, 2010. p. 29 - Colleges judged by loan repayment
Gail MarksJarvis. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Sep 5, 2010. p. 3 - 'Systemic' flaws cited at some for-profit colleges; GAO report: Schools misled applicants, encouraged them to commit fraud
Julia Love. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Aug 5, 2010. p. 17 - A boom in for-profit colleges may be a bust for taxpayers; Students borrow more and are more likely to default on loans, report reveals
Julia Love. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Aug 2, 2010. p. 29 - Boom in for-profit colleges may be a bust for taxpayers; Students borrow more, default more, report says
Julia Love. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Aug 2, 2010. p. 16 - The predatory nature of some for-profit colleges; Take a hard look at private lending by for-profit schools
Mike Quigley, Dick Durbin. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Jul 30, 2010. p. 25 - Public vs. private pay
Anonymous. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Jul 23, 2010. p. 20 - Senator critical of for-profit colleges; Durbin seeks more regulation for some schools
Katherine Skiba. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Jul 1, 2010. p. 11 - A for-profit lesson they won't forget; Students in debt, unable to take nursing exam
Cynthia Dizikes. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Jun 22, 2010. p. 1 - 'Customer' not always right at every B-school
Greg Burns. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Dec 17, 2009. p. 38 - U. of I. taking its mission to online frontier ; An ambitious proposal before trustees would take the university where few others have succeeded: for-profit online education; [Chicago Final Edition]
Jodi S Cohen, Tribune higher education reporter. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Sep 8, 2006. p. 1 - Measure redefines for-profit colleges ; Plan would let more students receive aid; [Chicago Final Edition]
Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Jul 15, 2005. - Bonuses at U. of I. questioned; President defends payments to Global Campus employees
Jodi S Cohen. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: May 22, 2009. p. 6 - College unplugged; U. of I.'s Global Campus is foundering
Jodi S Cohen. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Apr 5, 2009. p. 1 - The Global Campus program at U. of I. is still struggling
Jodi S Cohen. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: May 23, 2008. p. 4 - Global Campus debut is a dud; Not even 15 enroll in U. of I. project for cyber classes
Jodi S Cohen. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Jan 4, 2008. p. 1 - Business: Schools of hard knocks; For-profit higher education
Anonymous. The Economist. London: Sep 11, 2010. Vol. 396, Iss. 8699; p. 73 - Scapegoating For-Profit Colleges
Anonymous. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Aug 27, 2010. p. A.16 - School Cuts Students, Risk
Melissa Korn. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Jan 20, 2010. - Leveraging Up To Learn
Bill Alpert. Barron's. New York, N.Y.: Nov 9, 2009. Vol. 89, Iss. 45; p. 25 (3 pages)
- Chronicle of Higher Education: Topic of For Profit Colleges articlesLogon to the GSU Library's subscription to the Chronicle to read articles on the For Profit sector in Higher Education.
- Faculty Report at U. of Illinois Casts Skeptical Eye on Distance Education - 2/14/2000
- Illinois Professor Shuts Down His Web Site on 'Diploma Mills' - 10/24/2003
- U. of Illinois at Springfield Wants to 'Mirror' All Classroom Programs Online 4/16/2004
- Illinois Plans to draw 70,000 to Distance Education by 2018 - 4/2007
- U. of Illinois to Lay Off Staff of Global Campus Program - 8/30/2008
- Distance Education Goes Public - 4/27/2007
- U of Illinois Weighs More Humble Version of Global Campus - 3/19/2009
- U. of Illinois Gives Global Campus the (Re)boot - 3/21/2009
- U. of Illinois Professors Push Alternative Online-Learning Venture - 4/1/2009
- (U Illinois) Global Campus Meets a World of Competition - April 3, 2009
- Rocky Start for Colorado State U.’s Online-Education Start-Up - 5/28/2009
- They Thought Globally, but Now Colleges Push Online Programs Locally - 6/29/2009
- Online Programs: Profits Are There, Technological Innovation Is Not - 10/19/2009
- Online University, Struggling to Attract Students, Loses Investors as Well - 12/9/2009
- Colleges for Profit: Wrapping education in a business model may work for investors, Does it work for students? On Campus (AFT Higher Education magazine) Setp/Oct 2010
- For-Profit Colleges Draw Minorities, Stir Murky Debate on Student Success (Huffington Post) August 4, 2011
- With Goldman's foray into higher education, a predatory pursuit of students and revenues - Huffington Post Oct 14, 2011
- Marine Can't Recall his Lessons at For-Profit College (Update 2) - Boomberg, Dec 15, 2009
- A Broader G. I. Bill - NY Times October 3, 2011
- For Profit Colleges, Vulnerable G.I.'s - NY Times, Sept 21, 2011
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