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The Itinerant Professor: July 2010
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Monday, July 26, 2010. A more detailed analysis of ED's proposed gainful employment rules. Now that I've had a chance to actually peruse (note I didn't say "read," since they are 93 pages long) the Education Department's proposed " gainful employment rules. For proprietary colleges, which were just published in the Federal Register today, I feel a little more qualified to comment on them. Pay attention, folks: comments are due to ED by September 9. A few interesting observations about the proposed rules:.
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The Itinerant Professor: March 2011
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Friday, March 11, 2011. Governor Corbett's spring break surprise. The next day, even admitted that the possibility of closing one or more of the university's 24 campuses may be on the table, a measure that had not been considered in recent memory. 8220;It will be important for all institutions . to come in and tell us what the ramifications of such cuts would be," a position that may be signalling an open door to restoring some funding for the universities. In the College of Education. Even with thes...
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The Itinerant Professor: May 2010
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Friday, May 28, 2010. A spitting contest on HuffPost. Okay, I really wanted to title this, "A pissing contest," or worst case, "A urinating contest," but decided that was not decorous and dignified enough for The Itinerant Professor. So I toned it down a notch. Michele Hernandez, admissions consultant extraordinaire of whom I previously wrote. Published a piece in HuffPost. In last year’s article in The New York Times. If you want to go with someone cheaper, or chance it, don’t hire me.’"...8211; for hel...
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The Itinerant Professor: More on bogus rankings - "The Best Colleges"
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Friday, April 8, 2011. More on bogus rankings - "The Best Colleges". Last year, I wrote about what I described. As "embarrassingly bad" rankings published by Bloomberg Businessweek. Those rankings were based on the return on investment earned by students attending various colleges, and in the post I described why they were suspect. Last week, Penn State issued a press release. Here are the “criteria” they say they use to calculate the rankings for the 25 best online universities:. To be blunt, this is ga...
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The Itinerant Professor: September 2010
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Saturday, September 25, 2010. Rising health care costs hit home. And the current Academic Program and Administrative Services Review Core Council. Last January 1st, the university drastically changed the health care coverage for retirees, with new employees hired after that date receiving a defined contribution health care plan in retirement, while existing employees enjoy a defined benefit health plan. But that's a topic for another day. A delay on gainful employment, but a commitment to move forward.
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The Itinerant Professor: April 2010
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Thursday, April 29, 2010. The 21st Century Student: Can American Colleges Deliver? Here's a link to the summary (and streaming audio) of a talk I gave last week in Penn State's Research Unplugged. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. It's not easy making up $11B in endowment value. Columnist Alex Beam used to lovingly refer to as World's Greatest University, or WGU for short (not to be confused, of course, with the Western Governors University. Allston Development on Ice. And " Arrested Development. I have been peru...
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The Itinerant Professor: April 2011
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Friday, April 15, 2011. It's not about excessive executive compensation, it's about tax rates. This past Sunday's New York Times. Business section had a story. About how executive compensation at large corporations has returned to pre-recession levels. Here's the total compensation (salary, bonuses, perquisites, and stock options) of the top 5 CEOs in 2010 (change from 2009 compensation in parentheses):. Philippe Dauman, Viacom: $84.5M ( 149%). Ray Irani, Occidental Petroleum: $76.1M ( 142%). The real is...
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The Itinerant Professor: November 2010
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Thursday, November 11, 2010. 42 million for the CEO of Strayer Education Inc. Here's a comparison of Strayer. And the State University of New York. System (all figures are for FY2009):. You can draw your own conclusions. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 42 million for the CEO of Strayer Education Inc. About The Itinerant Professor, Don Heller. East Lansing, MI, United States. View my complete profile. Who's reading this blog? Click map to see a larger view). Find me on Facebook. Related blogs I follow.
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The Itinerant Professor: February 2011
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Friday, February 18, 2011. Making progress on more hockey bucks. Right on the heels of my post. About hockey money at Penn State, the university announced. That it has received a donation of $1 million toward the $10 million still needed to be raised to bring hockey to Penn State. Bring on the puck! Wednesday, February 16, 2011. More blockbuster gifts - but not for hockey. Back in September I wrote about the $88 million donation. From an alumnus, with the money earmarked for. Addressing leading civic and...
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The Itinerant Professor: July 2011
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Saturday, July 9, 2011. Time for a hiatus. The Itinerant Professor blog is going on a hiatus until after the first of the year. I've recently accepted a position. As Dean of the College of Education. At Michigan State University, beginning January 1. I'm going to be spending the next six months finishing up work here at Penn State, and working on the transition to MSU. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Time for a hiatus. About The Itinerant Professor, Don Heller. East Lansing, MI, United States.
