Thursday, April 27, 2017

BREAKING: Purdue to acquire Kaplan U, Kaplan to stay as non-academic administrator - Autumn A. Arnett, Education Dive

Purdue University has plans to purchase for-profit provider Kaplan University, according to a Securities Exchange Commission filing by Kaplan parent company Graham Holdings Company made Thursday morning. Kaplan will become New University, a public Indiana university affiliated with Purdue, according to reporting by The Chronicle of Higher Education. New University will maintain a separate accreditation and its own administration, and current students and faculty are expected to be retained by the new institution according to the original filing. http://www.educationdive.com/news/purdue-to-acquire-kaplan-u-with-kaplan-to-stay-as-non-academic-administrat/441426/