tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4424936077420128424..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: The honeymoon's over.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29395330799253744682010-12-01T07:18:24.015-05:002010-12-01T07:18:24.015-05:00An interesting video about For Profits is the Fron...An interesting video about For Profits is the Frontline documentary "College Inc." (released earlier in 2010). It's short (about an hour) and to the point. Nothing groundbreaking for the collective here, but still very good!<br /><br />It's free to view at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/collegeinc/<br />(and is also available via streaming NetFlix)Dr Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444414777736734711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46184051057172716412010-11-30T22:58:25.850-05:002010-11-30T22:58:25.850-05:00It is more than a joke. It is a travesty. I am a &...It is more than a joke. It is a travesty. I am a "facilitator" in their associate's program because it's great to be able to work from home in the summer. I laughed my cute little behind off when I read this announcement earlier today. <br /><br />I feel for the students because they are the ones who really believe that what they're getting is going to help them and their kvonhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169231677683086765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13441692691382908132010-11-30T21:45:45.408-05:002010-11-30T21:45:45.408-05:00U. of Phoenix appears to be a joke, at least from ...U. of Phoenix appears to be a joke, at least from the course materials that I looked at in mathematics. Just another way to separate the ignorant from their money.Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39847390086777565082010-11-30T21:36:47.437-05:002010-11-30T21:36:47.437-05:00I've never had contact with UOPX, but I was a ...I've never had contact with UOPX, but I was a non-academic contractor over at National University in La Jolla, CA. Their headquarters was in a rambling hacienda-style building allegedly the former offices of an oil company. The property had its own (unused) helipad, tennis court, detached poolhouse (converted into a gym), and loads of underground parking. And this was a non-profit!<br /><br Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13318505263596002472010-11-30T21:03:38.620-05:002010-11-30T21:03:38.620-05:00My reaction to this news is very similar to what m...My reaction to this news is very similar to what my reaction would be to the news of a mass layoff of pharmaceutical reps: while I feel for the people who lost their jobs, and am sure at least some of them were genuinely seeking to contribute to the greater good through their work, I'm glad that the tail that has been wagging the institutional dog has been docked, if not amputated entirely.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58301817497048388322010-11-30T18:31:40.755-05:002010-11-30T18:31:40.755-05:00I know 4 people who instruct for the UOPX (honest ...I know 4 people who instruct for the UOPX (honest to god, that's what they call it. Like the o for of and the X are important).<br /><br />None of them were aware of this until just now when I fb'd them about it.<br /><br />I'll tell you this though: these four have worked for UOPX for 10 to 18 months. Each of them has had between 4 and 6 assignments. Imagine "working" for Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83638803412459144512010-11-30T18:20:23.347-05:002010-11-30T18:20:23.347-05:00Ah-hahahahahahaha!
No Christmas goose for you, Un...Ah-hahahahahahaha!<br /><br />No Christmas goose for you, University of Phoenix whores!StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25621890190346525742010-11-30T17:06:56.299-05:002010-11-30T17:06:56.299-05:00@Southern Bubba -
Why we teach? We are among the...@Southern Bubba - <br /><br />Why we teach? We are among the cogs that drive the conveyer belt that carries the money from tax payer pockets into the pockets of shareholders and administration weenies.AdjunctSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025851491072402087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6248306365410350522010-11-30T16:48:12.233-05:002010-11-30T16:48:12.233-05:00Apollo Group got $1 billion in Pell Grants last ye...Apollo Group got $1 billion in Pell Grants last year.<br />And that doesn't even include the student loans.<br /><br />They received almost 90 percent of their revenue from students' federal financial aid (our tax dollars) in fiscal 2010.<br /><br />Somebody's getting a real laugh out of this. It's one hell of a financial scheme.<br /><br />Remind me again why we're teaching.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29887299091444932322010-11-30T16:36:34.452-05:002010-11-30T16:36:34.452-05:00Imagine if your school had more full-time admissio...Imagine if your school had more full-time admissions officers than full-time faculty. Isn't that true for McUniversity? I think so.<br /><br />I know it's true that they spend more on advertising than they do on faculty compensation.<br /><br />What a joke.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.com