COLORLINES

by Kai Wright on June 12 2013, 9:02AM

From subprime mortgages to subprime credit cards and now subprime degrees, a small number of people continue to get rich off of black Americans’ aspirations.

Topics: Economy, Schools & Youth

For-Profit Giant University of Phoenix to Close 115 Locations

by Julianne Hing on October 18 2012, 1:10PM

Such is life in the world of for-profit higher education.

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Are For-Profit Colleges the Answer for Black Students?

by Julianne Hing on September 10 2012, 10:20AM

The for-profit industry is taking in students who’ve been locked out of higher education. What’s the problem with that?

Topics: Schools & Youth

California Kicks For-Profit Colleges Out of State Student Grant Program

by Julianne Hing on August 1 2012, 1:59PM

The Golden State is cracking down on for-profit schools, but the move will impact thousands of students.

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Are For-Profit Schools the Next Subprime Crash for Communities of Color? [Reader Forum]

by Channing Kennedy on July 23 2012, 9:27AM

Students of color are being left little choice but to flock to for-profit schools — a section of the education industry with increasingly lax oversight. Could this be the next subprime crash in the making? Here’s what you had to say.

Topics: Schools & Youth

Here’s How Students of Color Fit Into Higher Ed’s Shifting Ecosystem

by Julianne Hing on July 17 2012, 10:31AM

The U.S. higher education system is a vast and growing network, but whether it be for-profit schools or private universities, who goes where changes largely according to race.

Topics: Schools & Youth

For-Profit Colleges’ Mostly Black and Latino Students Face Higher Debt and Unemployment

by Jorge Rivas on January 4 2012, 1:54PM

Private for-profit institutions have been the fastest growing part of the U.S. higher education sector for decades now, but a new Harvard study finds students attending for-profit colleges end up with much higher student-loan debts, are less likely to be…

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