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First Report From Research Center Created by U. of Phoenix Attacks Critics of For-Profit Education

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The Chronicle: First Report From Research Center Created by U. of Phoenix Attacks Critics of For-Profit Education

Two years ago, the founders of the University of Phoenix announced plans to create an independent, nonpartisan research institute to examine meaty educational issues affecting nontraditional students and for-profit higher education. Policy analysts, eager to dig into the trove of data that Phoenix and other proprietary institutions track about their students and teaching methods, cheered the news.

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How a history professor became the pioneer of the for-profit revolution

Posted on July 8, 2009 by | Comments Off on How a history professor became the pioneer of the for-profit revolution

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How a history professor became the pioneer of the for-profit revolution

John G. Sperling, as he often reminds those around him, is running out of time. At 88, he is in relatively good health, despite a weak kidney and back problems. He still walks the dog, drives himself to meetings, and seems to have no shortage of nervous energy: Forced to sit still for any length of time, he twirls his cellphone between two fingers or distractedly peels the label from a bottle of water, leaving it in shreds on the table.

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