ASSOCIATION OF PROPRIETARY COLLEGES
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015
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ICYMI: HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS
* Pressure is mounting on Education Secretary Arne Duncan to immediately cancel all federal
loans owed by former Corinthian College students, the Huffington Post writes:
http://huff.to/1L8d8qB
* Hiring is underway at Empire State College to restructure leadership, the Albany Business
Review reports: http://bit.ly/1L8Ub7i
* The Higher Education Act just turned 50. Has it done what it was supposed to? The Chronicle
of Higher Education reports: http://bit.ly/1WPatc0
* Arne Duncan, education secretary, sees challenges for U.S. colleges, the New York Times
reports: http://nyti.ms/1Pz9CMe
* Colleges flex lobbying muscles, urging lawmakers to oppose a ratings system for colleges, the
Wall Street Journal reports: http://on.wsj.com/1Hq8wRR
* US News and World Report writes that college affordability is still an issue today:
http://bit.ly/1Sc71XR
* College accreditors are facing scrutiny on yet another front in Washington, a U.S. Senate
investigative committee, Inside Higher Ed reports: http://bit.ly/1Y2XHcF
* Obama administration unveils a package of “executive actions” aimed at cracking down on
college accreditors, Inside Higher Ed reports: http://bit.ly/1ljmqLM
* The U.S Committee on Education and the Workforce marks National Apprenticeship Week,
reflecting on the role education and on-the-job experience play in helping Americans succeed in
an increasingly competitive and evolving workforce: http://1.usa.gov/1RBsVDE
* The methods and development behind college teaching are important to boosting completion
rates. Inside Higher Ed looks at why: http://bit.ly/1RFi2kd
* Student loan repayment gets even more complicated and confusing, the Washington Post
writes: http://wapo.st/1HdzRGy
MEMBER NEWS
* New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie visited Monroe College’s Bronx campus to
deliver a lecture that addressed the real challenges facing New York’s middle class and working
poor families, while considering the long-term consequences of the state’s income and
prosperity divide, the Bronx Chronicle writes: http://bit.ly/1QgOEmO
* Inside Higher Ed reports Francis J. Felser, executive vice president and chief administrative
officer at Bryant & Stratton College, in New York, has been promoted to president and chief
executive officer: http://bit.ly/1SgF1lM
ASSOCIATION NEWS
* Mark your calendars and plan to join us on January 14, 2016 for the APC Winter
Membership Meeting.