Does anyone else think that it’s suspicious that the student evaluations from last session haven’t been released yet? They are usually out much faster. I am wondering if it has something to do with the new ownership, maybe scrubbing the data before... — read more
NYT Article--DeVos saving DeVry?
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/business/education-department-for-profit-colleges.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Article from Chronicle of Higher Ed on Negotiating Layoffs
Thought that this was interesting and potentially helpful for our inevitable fate. https://www.chronicle.com/article/what-i-learned-from-being-laid/243371
Townhall May 2018
Just get to the meat of this meeting. WHAT ABOUT COGSWELL!!!!
Adtalem changes Board
Changes in the ATGE Board. Chamberlain President out. https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17156952-adtalem-global-education-announces-new-board-directors-leadership-changes
Taking out loans without veterans consent
Do you know about any schools taking out loans in veterans' names without the veterans' permission? If so, please contact Veterans Education Success. https://veteranseducationsuccess.org/whistleblower/
Stand-alone University
Anyone else find it interesting JB said DVU would be transitioning to a “stand-alone university”? Does this mean Cogswell/PV is out and DVU will sink or swim with no parent company? Interested in your thoughts on this.
Sounds like Carrington is also in trouble.
DeVry US is thrown to the curb. DeVry Brazil is rebranded to Wyden. And Carrington? "In the U.S. Traditional Postsecondary segment, Carrington revenue and student enrollment declined. We are closely managing this trend as we streamline our operations... — read more
Well, It's May Session!
May is usually layoff season. When do we find out our fate?
Local Campus Community Sites Taken Down
The local DVU campus “community” websites have been taken down. A lot of the information was out of date anyway, but seems like an opening bid for a new round of consolidations and cutting. There are only a handful of faculty who have profiles on the... — read more
Cogswell College is NOT the same as Cogswell Education
FYI Cogswell College is NOT the same as Cogswell Education. In essence, the 600 student school is not going to take over DeVry. Instead, this newly formed entity "Cogswell Education" will be doing the takeover. Cogswell Education apparently owns... — read more
Chicago Campbell Campus Relocating
DeVry has been looking for real estate to relocate the Chicago Campbell campus and get out of the building with CCN that Adtalem owns. They want to relocate near an L station for better accessibility for students. This will be an absolute mess trying... — read more
EDMC/Dream Center - Layoff
If you want to know the future of DeVry (assuming the sale goes through) you might want to take a look at Education Management board today. About 6 months after the change in owners, the layoffs ramp up.
Updates
Don’t expect a large amount of layoffs before the sale but do expect a cleaning up and some restructuring of managers and other positions by the end of May. Cogswell (Palm Ventures) has yet to confirm the sale or made any form of public announcement... — read more
How long do we have?
I know everybody here knows that DeVry's days are numbered, but what do you think how much longer do we have? In all honesty, I think we'll be done within two years, if not even sooner. Such low number of students is completely unsustainable, and... — read more
Former DeVry President Working For Predatory Lead Generator
Some people made out well. http://davidpauldine.com/bio/
just let us know....already
since December, the whole direction of the company is causing me to have continuous stress. do i have job or should i start looking? i have a feeling that ....no one will say anything and we will be standing there with nothing. just tell... — read more
Former DeVry lead generator in trouble
I wonder how many good leads Quinstreet actually got for DeVry. Check out this report. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lead-generator-quinstreet-preying-vets-misleading-shipping-shaulis/
PEPS report shows 9 closed DeVry campuses
The latest PEPS report shows 9 closed DeVry campuses. Any others coming up? https://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/PEPS/docs/mar18sec1.pdf
Last month's layoffs
did they layoff group level managers last month? it looks like a bunch of senior managers are no longer with the company. Was wondering the same thing. I can't find any info on this, but it certainly seems to be true. Frankly, I don't know what other... — read more
Layoffs
Word is out...layoffs and position changes in May.
Didja notice
The post with Wardells Chicago address that is for sale disppared?
What is DOD hiding about Devry?
Why won't DOD reveal what schools were reviewed? Given the criteria for examining the worst offenders, DeVry should be on the list. https://rebootcamp.militarytimes.com/news/education/2018/03/27/dod-review-0-of-schools-following-ta-rules/
Have we heard anything on layoffs?
Have we heard anything on more layoffs at DeVry? There is very little info circulating right now, which can either be good because it means there will be no layoffs any time soon, or it can be really bad because it is the quiet before the storm. It... — read more
IT Changes
It looks like their changing the responsibility of the IT. They will no longer be POC for setting up meetings for Town Hall, etc their appointing OSC's and Campus Deans the responsibility. Looks like an opening for lay offs for the IT Department.
Transition
DeVry will transfer ownership. Leases and subleases have already been signed. All the numbers and requirements have been flushed out for over a year. It is costly to separate an entity from another and the teach out would have already been put into... — read more
Pay cut instead of layoffs
I would take a 20%-30% pay cut to save my job, since it’s been hella tough trying to get a new one ( three years on the market). They should give us that option before doing layoffs. It’s a much better choice than a 100% paycut. Unfortunately, I have... — read more
Town Hall
We are all fired!!!!
Smiling faces tell lies
LinkedIn Sign in Join now Main content starts below. Adtalem CEO Lisa Wardell threw DeVry to the curb. DeVry sold to lowest (subprime)bidder (Update: 12-7-2017) Published on March 13, 2015 LikeDeVry sold to lowest (subprime)bidder (Update: 12-7-2017)... — read more
Thought-provoking article on the DVU "transfer" and a lot of strange circumstances surrounding it
Titled "The Mysterious Deal to Take DeVry University Private" this article raises a number of questions that have been asked, and never answered, internal to DVU/ATGE - and point out some circumstances that haven't been known amongst the colleagues!... — read more
AdT to move to Downers Grove. DVU stays in Naperville.
It’s a shocker! AdT is leaving the Diehl office and headed for Highland - former home office. DeVry will stay. Everyone’s bound to have opinions. Let’s hear them.
MARCH LAYOFFS
It has been predicted that layoffs will happen in March prior to the Town hall. Please update this thread if your campus suffers layoffs.
Must read
I can't believe people are not aware of the truth of what a "for profit school" really is ??? sorry to burst anyone bubble, but DV is a BUSINESS. I'm so surprise certain employees don't believe this. I have been with DV for 10 years now. I have seen... — read more
Palm Ventures
Palm Inc is out of business and Palm Ventures is not related to them. They are still in business. Does anyone think it’s strange they have not made any public announcements with the deal only be 3 months away?
Trump University
Are we heading in the same direction? I assumed for profits will thrive in the current environment. Am I wrong?
How do we survive the death of Devry university?
Einstein's famous quote, he said "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." But how do we think in a new way? How do we escape our own limited ways of seeing the world that determines what we do? How do... — read more
Is DeVry complying with DOD MOU?
Do you really think DeVry is complying with the DOD MOU? I'm especially skeptical of this: f. Before enrolling a Service member, provide each prospective military student with specific information to locate, explain, and properly use the following ED... — read more
Possible layoffs soon
I've been hearing some whispers around the office that we might be looking at more layoffs soon, but that's about the only thing that's being said. Nobody knows when soon is, just that they heard "soon." No info on who, how many, where... I'm trying... — read more
The final nail in DeVry's coffin
According to this study, "Public sector students outperform for-profit students on nearly every measure, suggesting that the overwhelming majority of for-profit students would be better off attending a public institution. But what if attending a... — read more
DeVry was designed to fail from the start
The recent publicly-traded share owners of DeVry knew that the target market, e.g. unprepared and unskilled students, would be unable to complete their studies successfully and most would drop out after several classes. The business model was to make... — read more