Check out Glassdoor.com for reviews of Ai, AiO and then look at Southern New Hampshire U SNHU, another for profit under the disguise of nonprofit. None of these fake nonprofit schools treat faculty well, recruit college level students or have quality... — read more
Prosecute!
I was an EDMC employee in 2011, when the Senate investigation was published and the s**t hit the fan and I left. I was a campus level employee, not a corporate leader, and if I could figure out AI was causing significant damage, no one can tell me... — read more
CNBC: Student who lost thousands on an Art Institute education look to US for loan relief
This article is too long to post in full here (link is below), but in a nutshell: students being lied to, robbed of any future, and lying PR flacks & managers in a toxic dump:... — read more
At an open campus
Attidues and morale s---s! PD’s in an open meeting with the entire staff said they had given up.
Does TheLayoff.com Count?
“no employee should be engaging with students or alumni on social media or any public forum regarding the discontinuation of campus-based programs but should, instead, be referring those with questions to the appropriate campus leader.”... — read more
Layoffs September 2032
Don't worry everyone..my first letter was that my last day was June 29th, paid till Aug.28th..my second letter was my last day was July 27th, paid till Sept.11th..this last letter was last day Sept.28th, not paid at all after that-excellent...I'm... — read more
Who got a layoff letter today?
Last day? Job title? Any mention of severance?
Severance? - Call HR and find out if you qualify...
Some people are going to get Severance other will not.
Leaked Recording: Dream Center Exec Blames Durbin, EDMC, Accreditors (But Not DeVos)
Leaked Recording: Dream Center COO John Crowley, meeting with Ai Chicago, blames Senator Durbin, EDMC, accreditors (but not DeVos). Says that Dept Ed told DCEH not to say "closed school" and that ED under secretary Diane Jones is coralling... — read more
No severance for under 3 years of service
This is so messed up!!!! They are giving one week of pay for ever year worked LESS the two week “working notice”, so anyone who worked under 3 years will not get any severance! How is that fair that someone who only worked there only 2 months gets... — read more
No AIs will be around past the end of the year
2018 makes sense. The walk to Starbucks talk at our remaining open campus is the semester conversion is just to keep everyone busy and focused on work. It is something to convince the students the school is stable and improving. No one is talking to... — read more
Face the facts...
It’s a scam and that’s all DCEH views it as. They play dumb so you don’t catch on to your complicit part of the scam. But in reality no presidents and executives at large companies like this could be that clueless. This isn’t the first school they’ve... — read more
So many people contradicting each other on severance
Is there anybody from one of the closing Art Institutes who can help us get a definitive answer on this subject? So far I've seen people saying severance is a week per year for up to twelve weeks, a week per year for up to eight years, and there is... — read more
Middle States Strikes Back!!!!
Scathing response from Middle States could mean the end of accreditation for Ai Online. Go to Middle States website and read all about it!! DCEH........ pride cometh before a fall!
Now hiring?!
I was part of the first round of layoffs that happened a few months ago. I was looking online and my old campus (one of the ones staying open) is hiring as of today for my position. What the heck?! These people don’t know what they’re doing.
Where is AUO/SUO Leadership?
I haven’t seen any of them around since SU graduation.
Student Workers done 9/11
Student workers received notice their positions are eliminated as of Sept. 11. Not even finishing out the quarter.
No Faculty Hiring
From a still-open campus and an employee who's been around for almost 8 years: there's been no new faculty hired in years, only layoffs/exits of full timers and reductions of classes for adjuncts; staff is vanishing almost daily, never replaced; rare... — read more
Screwed over
This Dream Center, sure has messed up a lot of dreams. Christian? Nonprofit? Big money donors. What about the work done over 4 years for a degree? I'm not feeling very Christian toward this b.s.
Layoff letters for 7/27
Has anyone been told to disregard their 2nd layoff letter? If so can they legally keep laying you off and then telling you to stay? DCEH y’all are a piece of crap for toying with peoples emotions!
HR no longer anonymous
I went to put an issue into the HR helpline last night and it requires your employee ID number to do so. Shady af
Dear Claude Brown - We Demand Transparency
Ai Pittsburgh president deserved better than this after all the crap changes you forced down from the top. He had his faults but he was honest. Something you will never be called or remembered for being. You were pissed off he wouldn't bend the knee... — read more
"The same to DCEH is a good thing"
How many times were you told that at your campus. DCEH buying us in a good thing they said, no more layoffs they said, non profit is good.... Ahh crap. They lied
Any way to get severance paid out in several installments?
A friend who was laid off from another company several years ago told me that because the amount of severance usually is in the higher tax bracket, the final amount you receive is significantly lower than many people expected. He himself had a rude... — read more
Raises
Has anyone heard anything about raises at suo? Thought they were supposed to happen in the new fiscal year?
Severance - are people getting different things ? Need to consult with attorney
I think it is important to share what it is looking like for everybody. I’ve seen different answers to this question. I have a meeting with an attorney and want to collect as much info as I can
I don't know how else to put it. .
. . .I'm just sick to my stomach. . sick to my stomach. . .
Anyone get their severance packet Friday??
Did anyone get their severance package Friday? If so, are they doing severance for someone only there 1.5 years ? Curious as to what to expect.
The old "secrecy" clause
Would you really sign something like this? We will give you money if you promise never to say anything bad about us....
What Propaganda at Open Campuses
What propaganda is DCEH feeding the open campuses so they won’t encourage students to leave? You realize the majority of their education will be with the horrible online school and their portfolios are not marketable. Why are you still staying after... — read more
Why do some of you have such a sense of entitlement?
If you work in an employment-at-will state, you aren't owed anything by your employer. Get over yourself, entitled ones. The gig is almost over so get up and get another job instead of whining about severance or the lack thereof. Jobs are plentiful... — read more
DCEH
Fielded a phone call at 7 pm on a Friday night from an angry, frustrated parent regarding Ai. Thanks, DCEH! You guys are the best!!!!!
Are people who were let go on 7/2 getting severance ?????
Anyone get your letters today??? I heard no severance for the ones let go 7/27, but what about the Admissions folks who were let go on July 2???
Question- if an employee got laid off with an extended termination date in September due to WARN act, can DCEH stop paying the 2-month salary
Question- if an employee got laid off with an extended termination date in September due to WARN act, can DCEH stop paying the 2-month salary if the employee starts employment somewhere else before September?
This is what you can expect from DCEH
Important ideas from the horn player. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/education-case-study-michael-k-clifford-pilgrim/
$5000 "tuition credit" requires legal release, secrecy clause
Read the forms distributed to students: $5000 “tuition grant” -- to study at another school where Ai does not offer a comparable program online -- requires the student to (1) waive all legal claims against the school and (2) agree to keep the... — read more
Fort Lauderdale Art Institute shutting down fast
Looking more and more like the campus will be closed by end of summer quarter. Students transferring out already in week 1. None allowed to stay for Fall unless they are graduating. So maybe a couple classes for portfolios will be left after summer... — read more
Ai Trying To Force Students To Sign Today
Check out the Facebook I Am Ai page and the forms they are trying to force students to sign. They were insisting students sign them and there without any representation. If the link isn’t working look for a post about 836 pm EDT Thursday... — read more