Working People19 Mar 2019

Mini-cast: You Don't Know the Half of It, Part 2 (w/ Torrey Wilson)

While all eyes have been on a high-profile #CollegeAdmissionScam involving super-rich people buying and bribing their kids' way into elite universities, hardly anyone noticed that an entire network of private and for-profit universities was shut down this month. Faculty and staff have been abruptly fired and tens of thousands of students have been completely abandoned with no more financial support--the government cut off their student loans, which many used to pay for basic living costs--and no certainty that they will be able to graduate, transfer their course credits, or get their money back. In Part II of this mini-cast series, we talk with Torrey Wilson, (former) Associate Professor at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University.

Additional links/info below...

Stacy Cowly & Erica L. Green, The New York Times, "A College Chain Crumbles, and Millions in Student Loan Cash Disappears"
Michael Vasquez, The Chronicle of Higher Education, "'Ruined' and Evicted: How Dream Center Closures Are Affecting Students"
Michael Vasquez, The Chronicle of Higher Education, "The Nightmarish End of the Dream Center's Higher-Ed Empire"
Ben Unglesbee, Education Dive, "Timeline: How Dream Center's Higher Ed Bid Went off the Rails"
Zachary Small, Hyperallergic, "The Rapid Closure of Art Institutes Across America"
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post, "'The Department Must Do More': Trump Administration's Handling of Argosy University Faces Criticism"
Dawn Rhodes, Chicago Tribune, "As Argosy University in Chicago Shuts Down Amid Student Loan Scandal, Confusion and Emotion Reign"
Savannah Eadens, Chicago Sun Times, "Argosy University Closing Leaves Students in Limbo: 'We're Sinking'"
Rachel Leingang, AZ Central, "Latest Victims of Argosy University Meltdown: Staff and Faculty Don't Get Final Paycheck"

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