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UCU warned the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government that encouraging the growth of private universities would damage the UK’s international reputation and invite serious questions about standards. BPP, the subsidiary of Apollo which has degree awarding powers, has been lobbying the government heavily to relax the regulations on who can call themselves a university. As the Times Higher reported [...] UK private education company BPP College has been lobbying the new coalition government for further de-regulation of the rules governing university status in moves that would open the door for the further expansion of the private sector. A story in the Times Higher Education magazine appeared to confirm what UCU has suspected, that BPP has [...] Colleagues around the world may be aware of the massive cuts in UK higher education funding announced just before Christmas. On 22 December, the government announced that £135 million would be cut from higher education funding for 2010-11, on top of £180 million in “efficiency savings” that are already being implemented. The context for these cuts [...] The largest for-profit university in the United States is reportedly prepared to spend more than $80 million to settle a six-year-old whistle-blowing case filed by former admissions officers. The admissions officers allege the University of Phoenix obtained federal student aid under false pretenses. In a news release issued October 27 by the University’s parent company, the [...] |
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