https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/us/tuition-hikes-layoffs-universities.html “As difficult as the situation is right now, we know it could get even worse as Maryland braces for the full financial impact of federal layoffs and funding cuts,” Dr... — read more
UMGC sued over Coursera payments
https://www.highereddive.com/news/umgc-sued-over-coursera-payments/727565/
"Poor oversight cost University of Maryland Global Campus millions on failed IT project, audit says"
It gets worse... https://marylandmatters.org/2024/08/26/poor-oversight-cost-university-of-maryland-global-campus-millions-on-failed-it-project-audit-says/
People's Rally for Student Debt Cancellation to be held outside Supreme Court, February 28, 2023
https://www.highereducationinquirer.org/2023/02/peoples-rally-for-student-debt.html
PointsBet
https://www.covers.com/industry/us-senator-seeking-end-of-university-sports-betting-partnerships-november-28-2022
Scrutiny about UMUC
https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-fast-is-too-fast
"With declining enrollment despite pricey ad campaign, University of Maryland Global Campus cuts 43 jobs"
Job cuts... https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/10/06/with-declining-enrollment-despite-pricey-ad-campaign-university-of-maryland-global-campus-cuts-43-jobs/
The Higher Education Assembly Line
University of Maryland Global has 193 full-time instructors for 60,000 students. Management signals workers an organization's true values and priorities. What values and priorities are online managers signalizing to their faculty? And how does... — read more
How many former for-profit college employees work here?
I get the impression that UMUC is taking in people from for-profit colleges.
UMUC competitor Western Governors University, has been shortchanging students.
"The department’s Office of Inspector General found in 2017 that Western Governors University, which enrolls more than 83,000 students, failed to meet federal requirements for the interaction between faculty members and students. The audit said the... — read more
"University of Maryland University College: A ‘Respected State University’ No Better Than Its For-Profit Peers"
From the conservative National Review: "So how does UMUC, with its online degree programs for working and non-traditional students, stack up against its for-profit peers? Does the “state university” wrapper really add value? Looking at how well UMUC... — read more
UMUC made $67M from military veterans
According to the GI Bill Comparison tool, made $67M from its 18,000+ veterans using the GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon program. https://www.vets.gov/gi-bill-comparison-tool