Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Tag: DeVry University
Students
DeVos Hires Former DeVry Official to Lead Enforcement Unit
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ decision to appoint a new chief enforcement officer who formerly worked at a troubled for-profit college drew swift and scathing criticism Wednesday.
August 30, 2017
News Roundup
Parent Company of DeVry University Changing Its Name
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — The company that owns one of the nation’s largest for-profit college chains is changing its name. DeVry Education Group, which owns DeVry University, announced Wednesday that it will now be called Adtalem Global Education. Company CEO Lisa Wardell said the new name “makes clear our purpose to empower students and our […]
May 24, 2017
Students
DeVry University to Pay $2.5M in New York Settlement
NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general says DeVry University will pay $2.25 million following allegations that it exaggerated graduates’ job and salary prospects. Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday that a settlement also requires the school – which operates locally as DeVry College of New York – to pay $500,000 in penalties and fees. Graduates eligible […]
January 31, 2017
Students
For-profit Colleges Expect Fortunes to Improve Under Trump
After nearing collapse under the Obama administration, the for-profit college industry is celebrating Donald Trump’s election as a chance for a rebound.
November 29, 2016
Students
Department of Education, DeVry University Reach Settlement
Critics say the for-profit institution is getting off lightly after making an unsubstantiated claim simply because it has the money to stay in business.
October 13, 2016
Students
Amid Scrutiny, For-profit Colleges See Enrollment Slide
Some of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new regulation and government pressure that led to the collapse this month of one of the industry’s biggest players, ITT Technical Institute. The industry has been losing students for the past six years, but the crisis appears to be […]
September 22, 2016
Students
Federal Trade Commission Suing DeVry University
DeVry, a for-profit institution, made false claims in television, print, radio and other media advertising, asserting that 90 percent of its graduates found work in their field of study within six months of graduation, the FTC said.
January 27, 2016
Page 1 of 1