The startling rise of 'pseudo universities'

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An analysis of the growth of "for-profits" or "proprietary" universities which, it is claimed, are gaining credibility and are threatening some traditional institutions. Philip Altbach, professor of higher education at Boston College, Massachusetts, suggests that the lower-rung colleges that covet the same mass market as the for profit institutions face the greatest threat but, he contends, the for-profits institutions are really "pseudo-universities" that do a good job in niche markets catering for intellectually narrow interests, but that a real university is a place of inquiry where a range of degrees is offered, teaching students to ask questions.

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Selling out to get 'asses in classes'

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An overview of the for-profit university sector in the United States in the light of the recent US Education Department report that criticised the University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit university in the US. Apollo Group, parent company of the University of Phoenix, has contested the report, claiming that it is misleading and inaccurate.

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'Black intellectual seems an oxymoron in England'

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An analysis of why up to 50% of black male social scientists may have left the UK for positions at universities in the US. It is argued that there is a singular lack of interest in the study of black communities and their histories at institutions in the UK.

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