Are we losing the public in public higher ed? (opinion)

The University of Idaho’s plan to buy the University of Phoenix is a symptom of public universities operating more like for-profits, Neal Hutchens and Frank Fernandez write. The University of Idaho announced last month that it will purchase the for-profit University of Phoenix for $550 million. It plans to turn Phoenix into a nonprofit corporation that would function as a separate legal entity.

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