Independence U. Lays Off Staff, Says Feds Stopped Aid
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, operator of Independence University, has informed its staff that “most” employees will be laid off in the next few months. By messages sent on July 20, CEHE’s interim CEO Paul Gardner told staff that the U.S. Department of Education has placed the school on Heightened Cash Monitoring 2,
Continue Reading >>>
Get the COVID Vaccine Already
Are you tired of suffering, death and hard times in your community from COVID? I’ve had enough of my own family members and friends getting sick from this disease. Get the vaccine. It’s free, easy, and proven safe — way safer than COVID. Save lives. Save our country. Get the vaccine.
The Department of Education Is Still Concealing the Public’s Business
The Biden Department of Education has taken some strong steps to erase the ugly higher education agenda of Betsy Devos, who repeatedly sided with predatory for-profit colleges over struggling students and borrowers. But in one area especially, the Department so far is sticking to its old, troubling ways: It’s keeping hidden important records concerning its
Continue Reading >>>
The Wisdom of Scam College Operator Carl Barney
Carl Barney says defrauded students want “free stuff,” when he’s the one who defrauded them and made billions through a tax-exempt non-profit funded almost entirely with taxpayer money. Below is some wisdom, on his blog, from Carl Barney, the ultra-wealthy operator of a chain of tax-exempt “non-profit” colleges that: — a Colorado judge hit
Continue Reading >>>
California Lobbyist’s Dual Roles on Veteran’s Education Bill Raise Questions
A California lobbyist, at a state legislative hearing last week, identified himself as speaking on behalf of multiple California-based veterans organizations as he urged passage of a resolution that would benefit a group of 23 law schools in the state. The lobbyist, Seth Reeb, did not mention in his oral remarks that he also had
Continue Reading >>>
Non-Profit Keiser University Touts Jobs at For-Profit School Owned by Keiser Family
On this website, we’ve highlighted many ways that Floridian Arthur Keiser, the “Chancellor and CEO” of Keiser University, appears to have leveraged his control of that multi-campus non-profit school to make big money for himself. In addition, a front-page New York Times article, a complaint filed with the IRS, extensive research by The Century Foundation,
Continue Reading >>>
Keep Biden’s Promise: End Federal Aid for Predatory Colleges
The U.S. Department of Education began public hearings this morning on what new rules it should consider regarding higher education. I just addressed the meeting, and here’s what I said: The Biden-Harris campaign promised their administration would “require for-profit [colleges] to first prove their value to the U.S. Department of Education before gaining eligibility for
Continue Reading >>>
Gov. Whitman, Retired Generals Call on EPA to Protect Against Chemical Plant Disasters
Today, former EPA administrator and New Jersey governor Christine Todd Whitman, retired generals Russel Honoré and Randy Manner, former EPA official Robert Bostock, and I, submitted a comment to the Environmental Protection Agency urging it to strengthen rules to make U.S. chemical plants less vulnerable to potentially catastrophic explosions and toxic releases. Here’s what we
Continue Reading >>>