According to the Chronicle of Higher Education a recent Department of Education audit found: Ashford University failed to return more than a million dollars in federal aid awarded to students who later withdrew, and may have violated a federal ban on incentive compensation for college recruiters, an audit released on Monday by the Education...
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I’ll have some thoughts on this soon. But in the meantime, if you missed it on PBS, you should watch this. Ashford University is mentioned in here.
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Lyondell Basell India-based Reliance is continuing to try to purchase the bankrupt chemical giant. The offer, initally tendered in November, stands at $13.5b. The Dutch-based Lyondell is continuing to work through its Chapter 11 reorganization, and recently filed a motion for settling claims of creditors and setting up a litigation trust fund. Bridgepoint Education-Ashford...
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Back from a work and Thanksgiving-induced hiatus. Pretty slow couple of weeks for large firms with a local presence. India’s Reliance Industries has tendered a non-binding offer for LyondellBasell. Details were not disclosed but sources cited by CBS News Marketwatch say it is in the neighborhood of $12 billion. Rumors has been circulating that...
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In business sector, India’s largest company, Reliant Industries continues its interest in acquiring the North American assets of LyondellBasell. The petrochemical giant floundered into debt-induced Chapter 11 bankruptcy last January. Although no public pronnouncement has been made wth regardst to the size of the offer, industry sources say it probably ranges between $3 and...
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Bridgepoint released its 3rd Quarter earnings this week. Highlights: — Total student enrollment increased 79.7% year-over-year to 54,894 at the end of the quarter. — Revenue increased 111.3% to $127.4 million from $60.3 million for the same period in 2008. — Operating income increased 233.2% to $38.8 million from $11.7 million for the same...
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New scholarship programs announced for Ashford University. “These scholarship programs benefit top tier students who have achieved high levels of academic excellence,” said Jane McAuliffe, president of Ashford University and senior vice president/chief academic officer of Bridgepoint Education. “At Ashford University, we believe that hard working students who have earned good grades throughout their...
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Yesterday I posted a rant on Aww Martha on the Clinton Herald’s lack of decent news coverage of local major businesses. There really is no excuse because setting up Google News alerts is so simple. So, I did just that for some of the local major businesses. I set it for weekly digests. Instant...
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On Wednesday the 20th, I attended the Chamber of Commerce, Biz After 5, at Ashford University’s call center out on the bypass. The food and drink spread was very nice. Before anything else, let me just say that the facility is great, Ashford made a great decision (albeit with some considerable arm-twisting) to locate...
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