Freudian Slips by Financiers
You may recall – I have been particularly critical about for-profit educational institutions for preying on lower quality students and soak them with debt to…
Universities of Fraud
Let’s Talk Turkey as Another US University is in the Feds Cross-hairs (Part 1 of 2)
As in the case of Tri-Valley University, about 90% of the students who are affected by this action by the Feds are Indians, and a vast majority of them are from Andhra Pradesh. In this particular case, I beg to differ from the standard line of excuse: ignorance or innocence. We all know the maxim: ignorantia legis neminem excusat (ignorance of the law excuses no one.) I contend that it is willful participation by many students.
Worthelss Degrees from Universities of Fraud Cost You More than Traditional Colleges
Via Bloomberg: The average cost of attending a four- year for-profit college surpassed expenses at both U.S. state and private nonprofit universities, a government report…
How Student Loans are Ruining American Dream
Here is a summary of scathing report published in Barron’s on for-profit colleges. (Via Wall Street Cheat Sheet) On Sunday April 24, 2011, 10:31 pm…
Subprimve Goes to College
This is a bit dated news (from June 2010), which I keep forgetting to post here. Hedge fund manager, Steve Eisman gave a scathing testimony…
Guess Who Comes to the Rescue of Universities of Fraud?
Here is how the lobbying works in Washington DC (Via Huffington Post): Last week, a bipartisan group of House members pushed for a rider in…
Pressing the Emotional Buttons of For-Profit School Prey
Here is the latest on this subject (Via Huffington Post) Newly-released internal training documents from several for-profit colleges illustrate a culture that encourages recruiters to…
MMGL Interview: Immigration Attorney Prashanthi Reddy (2 of 2)
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A…
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MMGL Interview: Immigration Attorney Prashanthi Reddy (1 of 2)
Is this the main ‘campus’ of Tri Valley University? Any way, this fraud of a university was busted by DHS. Knowingly or unknowingly hundreds of…
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Universities of Fraud: The Student Loan Abusers
In my earlier writings and on MMGL shows, I came down hard on ‘universities’ that are for-profit and online-only degree. I even took heat for…
Realization About Universities of Fraud – It is About Time
For years I have been talking about the fraudulent practices at certain for-profit and publicly traded ‘universities.’ Finally the public is waking up to this…