How is the deal going with Academic Partnerships?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Partnerships
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"Finally, contracts may allow for-profit partners tomarket and recruit without revealing OPM involvement. The Eastern Michigan University-Academic Partnerships contract (covered in the school newspaper) reveals a troubling clause: “University shall deliver to AP its branding and style guidelines to be used by AP in marketing and recruiting associated with the Online Programs and hereby grants the right to AP to use its intellectual property (including to represent the University in forming affiliate relationships and related promotions without necessarily referencing AP).” This clause suggests that Academic Partnerships personnel can act on behalf of Eastern Michigan in recruitment activities with prospective students, companies, or organizations, without revealing employment by the for-profit provider. This is a high level of obfuscation that conceals Academic Partnerships’ status as a for-profit provider."
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7p0114s8
"For instance, from Eastern Michigan University’s online education webpage, a search for “Academic Partnerships” leads to a story in the school newspaper, EMU Today (Larcom 2018). As the piece explains, the school faculty union filed a grievance asserting that the university had entered into the agreement 'without appropriate input from the faculty in terms of curriculum development, personnel, and instruction.'"
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7p0114s8