Sounds like almost anything can happen to "unlock shareholder value." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/13ID4qxC#replies
Higher ed assembly line
"Walden University has 206 full-time instructors for more than 50,000 students." https://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-higher-education-assembly-line.html
Where do Walden Ph.D.s teach?
https://www.phoenix.edu/content/dam/altcloud/doc/colleges_divisions/school-advanced-studies.faculty.pdf
Music to prey on...
Check out Ramy B., Dee-1, and others. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/music-videos-college-meltdown-dahn-shaulis/
Isn't there someone you can bribe?
"Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) is fighting for survival. The international for-profit system of colleges is no longer backed by the Clinton Foundation. Its founder Doug Becker was ousted in 2018 with an enormous golden parachute. And its rich and... — read more
KKR reducing their stake
10 million shares https://www.thelayoff.com/t/ZEpXuYR
Cutting senior management at Laureate
As the slide continues... https://www.thelayoff.com/t/ZuedME9
Laureate has another losing quarter
Continued losses.... https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000162828019006341/laur3312019-10xq.htm
Walden University scavenging off of Argosy
In competition with the other vultures of subprime education. https://www.dcedh.org/partner-institutions
Walden University and Laureate
From the look of the latest earnings report, Walden University is in the margins. Guess Brazil is getting bigger for Laureate as that country gets taken over by their right wing. Should be interesting to see how that relationship develops... — read more
Workers Expose Subprime College Crash in Real Time at TheLayoff.com
As the subprime college crash continues, some of the most interesting pages to watch are: Dream Center Education Holdings and the Art Institutes, University of Phoenix, DeVry University, Graham Holdings and Kaplan University, Laureate Education and... — read more
Walden University part of subprime college crash
"The futures of for-profits DeVry University, Walden University, Ashford University are uncertain." https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/college-meltdown-shows-few-signs-slowing-2019-dahn-shaulis/
DB pushed off LAUR Board?
Who is left? https://www.thelayoff.com/laureate-education
Will Laureate sell of Walden University
Laureate has publicly stated in SEC documents that they were considered selling off Walden University. Do you think a real sale is possible, or is it a ploy so Laureate continue to operate Walden as the servicer, to reduce liability and tax burden?... — read more
Parent Company Laureate Education Cleared in DOJ Probe about Bilgi. How about Brazil?
Does Laureate's clearing for corrupt practices in Turkey act as a green light to bribe officials in Brazil? Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) discloses that the Department of Justice closed its inquiry into possible violations of the U.S. Foreign... — read more
More losses
"Simplification of portfolio"=layoffs. https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17327227-laureate-education-reports-third-quarter-nine-months-ended-september-30-2018-financial
Va. congressional candidate says she has $200K in debt from for-profit colleges
Vangie Williams, the Democratic nominee in Virginia’s 1st U.S. House District, said she has $200,000 in student-loan debt from taking classes through for-profit colleges....In an interview, she said she has three degrees and is working toward a... — read more
Did Walden Ripoff Drexel University Online?
Did a former member of Drexel Online steal ideas when she came to Walden?
Laureate Selling off Two US Schools. Relationship with QuinStreet in Brazil?
With Laureate's sell off, it's interesting to see how the business is moving away from the US. Two US schools down just this year, SFUAD and St. Augustine. http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-laureate-sells-st-augustine-20180425-story.html... — read more
Walden enrollment propped up by overseas business
"Although results were also impacted by the softness in Walden third quarter intake, we are very encouraged by the improvements in new enrollment trends we experienced in the fourth quarter at Walden. Total enrollment for the full year grew 2%... — read more
Parent company Laureate sells off Kendall College for $!
"Earlier this month, the Baltimore-based Laureate sold Chicago-based Kendall College for $1 to National Louis University, a private nonprofit institution. Laureate also agreed to pay National Louis up to $14 million to support the construction of... — read more
Laureate leaders leaving
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/27/exclusive-top-execs-continue-to-flee-clinton-linked-laureate-education/
Laureate makes another $180M in acquistions
Looks like the parent company is on another spending spree. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000110465917073494/a17-28498_18k.htm
Walden enrollment down 2000 students.
Eilif Serck-Hanssen It has a significant impact and that’s why I am -- in my earlier remarks, I cautioned the impact for fourth quarter and for next year. Because of this the average tuition at Walden is about three times the average of the system... — read more
Parent company Laureate loses money again. Failing to meet US Dept of Education financial standards.
We received a letter dated October 12, 2017 from the DOE stating that, based on Laureate’s failure to meet standards of financial responsibility for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, we are required to either: 1) increase our LOC to an amount... — read more
Shifts at the top of the food chain
Laureate Education Inc. announced Thursday that effective Jan. 1, 2018, Eilif Serck-Hanssen will become the for-profit company's new chief executive officer and Ricardo Berckemeyer will take over as the company's president. Serck-Hanssen is replacing... — read more
Failing financial firm banking on Walden/Laureate
Waddell Reed now holds more than 5M shares in Laureate (more than 10% of LAUR shares). https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912766/000119312517280605/d436005dsc13g.htm Waddell Reed is an old financial firm that appears to be out of touch. They had... — read more
Possible national class action?
The current domestic cases include: (1) On October 5, 2016, a student filed suit against us and Walden University in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in the matter of Latonya Thornhill v. Walden University, et. al.... — read more
Phoenix Invasion?
Has anyone seen an invasion of UoPX folks? Or Capella?
President/COO gets $5M+ separation package
Enderson Guimarães was terminated by Laureate, but he'll get more than $5M in total compensation. Any comments?
More problems at Bilgi University in Istanbul
On March 8, 2017, 15 to 20 attackers stormed a demonstration marking International Women’s Day at Istanbul Bilgi University (a Laureate International school), The university said some students and security personnel were beaten and one student was... — read more
LAUR raises $490M in IPO...
LAUR raised $490M in its IPO, less than half than they expected to get. The company will need to cut costs to make profits. http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-laureate-ipo-20170201-story.html
Walden adds to glut of doctorates
Walden University granted 562 doctorates in 2015. It is notable that Walden grants more doctorates to African Americans than Howard University, Jackson State, and Georgia State combined... — read more
Hillary Clinton's loss means Walden pivots right
It should be interesting to see who stays on at the upper echelons. Politics and power do matter. Good thing for the guy who has a wife working for the IFC... — read more
"For-Profit Walden U., Once Tied to Bill Clinton, Put Under Review"
"Minnesota education officials have launched a review of online PhD programs at a for-profit college with ties to former President Bill Clinton. 'We have seen an increased number of complaints related to dissertations at Walden University,' Sandy... — read more
Walden University Class Action. Federal Trade Commission.
I see NBC News investigated Walden University and found a group of students, mostly women, several women of color, whose lives have been ruined by Walden. The segment here says there is a class action currently coming together... — read more
Walden may have to make deep cuts. Laureate IPO.
It looks like the Laureate IPO is materializing. The parent company is $4.5-$5.9 billion in debt. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/laureate-education-clintons-threaten-democracy-global-dahn-shaulis?trk=mp-author-card
Laureate and Clinton Global
Will the Clinton's protect Laureate from any scrutiny?... — read more
Just a matter of time, or is anyone going to resist?
For those online people still at Walden, how much time do you think you have left before you will be unloaded? Is there anything you plan on doing to slow down the process (resistance)? Has anyone talked about organizing with a trade union? Have you... — read more