The company that owned Everest College was the subject of multiple lawsuits over aggressive recruiting tactics and providing false information on job placement rates.
Interest in for-profit colleges comes in waves and we’re currently in one of those moments. The pandemic, the move to online learning and the economic recession have led many to these higher ed institutions.
Add to that a Trump administration that loosened the regulations of these schools, and the industry is once again growing.
For-profit colleges have a long history of fraudulent practices and their students tend to leave with exceptionally high levels of debt.
Diane’s guest, David Whitman, explores this history and why it’s been so hard to regulate them in his new book “The Profits of Failure: For-Profit Colleges and the Closing of the Conservative Mind.” He was the chief speechwriter for former Education Secretary Arne Duncan from 2009 through 2014.
Rethinking leadership in the U.S. African AmericanStudies professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. says Americans have looked to the political class to create a just democracy for too long – and it hasn't worked. In a new book he argues that we are the leaders we have been looking for and explains what that means for the 2024 election.
Menopause. Once a taboo topic, the "m" word is having a moment – among celebrities, in the media, and in Washington, where President Biden recently signed an order that supports research into women's health. Dr. Sharon Malone says it's about time, and explains why understanding "the change" is critical for a woman's ability to get – and stay -- healthy.
Donald Trump regularly ends his rallies with prayer. He has repeatedly compared himself to Jesus. And last week he started selling a version of the Bible. Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute weighs in on Trump’s growing embrace of Christianity.
Donald Trump has made cognitive ability a central issue of the presidential race. But he rarely talks about his own family's experience with dementia. The Washington Post's Michael Kranish on Fred Trump Senior's Alzheimer's disease and what voters deserve to know about a candidate's mental fitness.