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https://archive.fo/mec3Q :

Can Mitchonomics Fix the Broken Business of Higher Ed? - Bloomberg

'By merging with a nonprofit university, Kaplan wants to avoid the regulatory scrutiny that hovers over for-profit colleges. '

'In a controversial move, Purdue acquired Kaplan University, a predominantly online, for-profit institution that enrolls 33,000 students—60 percent of them older than 30. '

'On a balmy Friday evening in West Lafayette, Ind., Purdue University President Mitch Daniels arrives at the school’s Ross-Ade Stadium in a 2006 Toyota Avalon. '

'So we’re in a race.”The best way for Purdue to ward off the challenge posed by online universities, Daniels decided, was to buy one. '

'Critics say that by working with a company that’s paid out millions in legal settlements for allegedly unscrupulous business practices, Daniels risks tarnishing Purdue’s brand. '

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