The University of Phoenix has been running a national advertising campaign that suggests to prospective students that the school is a public, state-operated institution, when in fact is a private, for-profit operation. The ads, therefore, seem to... — read more
Department of Education and Federal Student Aid Invite Tips and Information from Knowledgeable Sources on Potential Violations by Institutions
In furtherance of its oversight responsibilities, Federal Student Aid (“FSA”) issues this bulletin to solicit information from knowledgeable sources about potential violations of the Higher Education Act and its implementing regulations. FSA has... — read more
Curious George is out
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/06/03/university-phoenix-president-george-burnett-education-department-probe/7485965001/
How University of Phoenix Failed. It's a Long Story. But It's Important.
"After its peak in 2010, enrollment representatives were signing up people who were woefully unprepared for college work. Among national universities, UoPX is now ranked near the bottom in social mobility according to the Washington... — read more
D-mbest move ever?
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1f1CGE3E https://www.republicreport.org/2022/new-university-of-phoenix-head-ran-college-closed-after-fraud-suit/
Is someone paying off Third Way?
What's up with MI of Third Way posting something positive about University of Phoenix on Twitter? He's a really smart guy and I wholeheartedly agree about making gainful employment assessments at the program level--rather than the institutional... — read more
Cutting back on lobbyists?
From 18 to 10? Is that because AE thinks they are immune? https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/apollo-education-group/summary?id=D000021846 https://dailycaller.com/2018/07/22/obama-university-phoenix-probe/
Where's the UoPX Academic Annual Report?
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1d4rbk74
A union for admissions workers?
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cxPODuh
Apollo sells company to itself and makes 1.6 billion
Apollo Global is great at business schemes. What can it do with Apollo Education and University of Phoenix? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-29/apollo-books-1-6-billion-gain-selling-hospital-chain-to-itself
Layoffs?
That's what people at the UoPX layoff site are saying. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1chDeD58
Apollo Global
Your bosses: https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1r08390k0ns0k/Apollo-Caesars-and-Wall-Street-s-Billionaire-Brawl-for-Control-of-a-Gaming-Empire
Complaints about the UoPX image?
There's no room to talk... https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2021/07/30/report-veterans-who-use-gi-bill-have-lower-incomes-after-college-enrollments/?sh=28ff1597af59
June 2021 PEPS Closed Schools report
Miramar, FL (2021) Atlanta, GA (2021) Chicago, IL (2019...reported 2 years late) Salt Lake City (2021) Phoenix-West Valley (2021) Woodland Hills-Marriott (2020) What's left? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bPDmf6i
Debt Sentence
Student loan default is a traumatic, stigmatizing experience. Because of that, many working people keep the pain of their student loan problems to themselves. Can you feel it? Do you feel any guilt at all... — read more
DC Pay to play
"Apollo Global Management, a global alternative investment firm, with subsidiaries including Apollo Investment Management, University of Phoenix and Lifepoint Health, spent the most on lobbying so far in 2021 with $1.08 million. The group logged four... — read more
McGraw Hill Sold. Apollo Education next?
"Apollo Global (NYSE:APO) agreed to sell textbook publisher McGraw Hill to PE firm Platinum Equity for about $4.5B." https://seekingalpha.com/news/3706685-apollo-agrees-to-sell-mcgraw-hill-to-platinum-equity-for-45b
Apollo Global made a 50% profit from Apollo Education?
Does anyone believe this numbers? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-20/apollo-global-management-s-university-of-phoenix-acquisition-four-years-later
Parent company selling off McGraw Hiill?
"Apollo Global Management (APO -0.6%) is considering selling McGraw-Hill Education, a textbook publisher and education technology company, for as much as $6B, including debt, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the... — read more
Career Services For Life TM? Really?
How much help are students and alumni getting? https://tucson.com/business/university-of-phoenix-announces-new-career-services-for-life-commitment-aimed-at-helping-students-and/article_a701c82e-2bf2-5493-b6a0-3c291b81f648.html
New Federal Legislation Protects Veterans From Predatory Schools
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/18tXQ6IW
Appolo Layoffs 2021
If the economy turns around, do you anticipate any Appolo Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?
FTC settlement
$190... — read more
"Massive College Scams Taxpayers Out Of Student Loans With Fake Enrollment Paperwork, Whistleblowers Say"
"Onetime employees of the University of Phoenix say the for-profit company conducted a potentially multi-billion dollar fraud on taxpayers by deliberately submitting false records to the federal government to enroll unqualified students and cash in... — read more
About Apollo's reputation..
The first video was made in 2010. And it's only gotten worse. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcq7zwhpdzfnNhfpebf6SduNi34jSA5_n
FAEL: UoPX's ugly step sister
FAEL or is it FAIL? https://desciclopedia.org/wiki/Faculdade_Educacional_da_Lapa https://www.vantaeducation.com/about-us/our-history/
Apollo Education and Apollo Global Management
At what point does Apollo Global Management say that they can take the losses from Apollo Education? Certainly APO can take losses, but why should they? What can they salvage from Apollo Education? Is there any value left--enough to make a profit?... — read more
Instead og investing in people, Apollo thought they could get away with sentimentality
Discover Your Wings, More than Brains, We Can Do It!, We Rise, A Promise to Mom...these were ads, but where was the real heart...and the brains? https://www.ispot.tv/brands/dFY/university-of-phoenix
Is Apollo Education on the verge of bankruptcy?
NCES numbers from FY 2017 show that only AZ made a profit, and that was a slim profit. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/ZbOzsl7
What happened to UNIACC?
Why isn't UNIACC listed in Vanta's portfolio?
It's a small world...in subprime education
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/YiAWEgX
Keeping quiet won't work
Not answering phone calls or emails won't work much longer. This culture of silence is a story in itself. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/university-phoenix-collapse-kept-from-public-scrutiny-dahn-shaulis/
University of Phoenix Collapse Kept From Public Scrutiny, As Ads Continue
"While the University of Phoenix still advertises nationally on television shows such as God Friended Me*, its workers and former workers continue to talk off the record about their school's dire situation, and the lengths that the company will take... — read more
One of more than 50 "Assets Under Management"
Apollo Education and University of Phoenix are an afterthought in the eyes of Apollo Global Management. They are one of more than 50 "assets under management." If the profit/loss numbers people have leaked out are true, how long will Apollo Global... — read more
University of Phoenix enrollment below 75,000?
That would be a significant drop from the peak of almost 600,000. It would also be a big drop since 2016, when it was 142,000. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/XJoBL38
Enrolling thousands of illiterate students? Undocumented students using fake social security cards for grants and loans?
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/XIQmwJ6
Vanta?
What's a Vanta?
Culture of corruption
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/VWrhm28
When will the campuses be closed?
When will the teachouts be complete at the following schools? Tucson Arizona, Oakland, San Bernadino, San Marcos, Costa Mesa, and Woodland Hills California, Colorado Springs and Lone Tree Colorado , Central, North, South and West Florida, Atlanta... — read more