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For the majority of students, the college where they enroll is often the one from where they will graduate. But not so for the approximately 1 million students who transfer each year from one school to another. Of these 1 million,…

When Antonio Luna enrolled in DeVry University, he thought it would launch him into a career in technology. Luna, then just leaving the marines, could use his military benefits to pay for a bachelor’s degree. DeVry touted eye-popping job…

From unicorns to cockroaches, the startup scene is occupied by a menagerie of creatures these days.  But after a few tumultuous months in the tech world, it is safe to say that unicorns are losing their lustre. In the aftermath of the…

There’s a significant change afoot at US-based performance rights company BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.).BMI revealed on Wednesday (October 12) that its not-for-profit business model, under which it has operated since the PRO was founded in…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in Portland, Oregon, has unanimously moved to ban the for-profit display of human remains.The move came Thursday after the body of a Louisiana World War II…

TORONTO, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: The Ford government is engaging in unprecedented health care privatization. Recently, Health Minister Christine Elliott announced plans to expand private for-profit clinics and…

TORONTO and DURHAM, Ontario, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Health Coalition was joined by The Families of Orchard Villa today demanding a response from the Ford government regarding their opposition to a proposal to give…

In a recent piece, Edward Maloney and Joshua Kim lament the “rush of big money into higher education,” which portends the “outsourcing” of “core capacities” to for-profit companies. The piece, while compelling, leans on a few tired…

The committee in charge of making recommendations to the Department of Education regarding accrediting agencies broke from department staff’s recommendation for the renewal of the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, an…

Attn: Assignment Editor PICKERING, Ontario and TORONTO, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  The Ontario Health Coalition issued an Open Letter to the Ford government’s Minister of Long-Term Care Rod Phillips, today. In summary the…