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Troubles Grow for a University Built on Profits

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/education/11phoenix.html?ex=1172034000&en=d486046f496168b9&ei=5070&emc=eta1

"PHOENIX — The University of Phoenix became the nation’s largest private university by delivering high profits to investors and a solid, albeit low-overhead, education to midcareer workers seeking college degrees.

But its reputation is fraying as prominent educators, students and some of its own former administrators say the relentless pressure for higher profits, at a university that gets more federal student financial aid than any other, has eroded academic quality."


-- Edited by Reporter at 09:43, 2007-02-13

-- Edited by Reporter at 09:46, 2007-02-13

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There's plenty of food for thought there. People sign up for such things because they want painless education and something for nothing. It's nice to hear that it's possible for a "school" to overdo the race to the bottom. With no real faculty there is nobody to blow the whistle or hold the line. Academic freedom includes the right to be critical of an administration. That is important for the quality of an institution.

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