Case 3:19-cv-03674-WHA Document 381 Filed 02/22/23
- On February 15, 2023, Plaintiffs’ counsel and other activist organizations submitted the attached letter to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (“UA Board”) regarding the potential acquisition of the University of Phoenix by a nonprofit entity affiliated with the University of Arkansas. See Ex. A, attached hereto. Plaintiffs’ counsel’s letter to the UA Board cites the University of Phoenix’s inclusion on Exhibit C and “potential liability for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal loans” as factors that the UA Board should “conside[r]” in deciding whether to approve the acquisition. Ex. A at 1-2, 5. The letter specifically highlights “[t]he Department of Education’s determination that there are ‘strong indicia regarding substantial misconduct’ by the University of Phoenix.” Id. at 2. This letter is another example of how Plaintiffs and others are using Exhibit C to harm schools on that list, how the harm manifests itself INTERVENORS’ JOINT MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY over time, and why effectuation of the settlement during appeal will cause irreparable harm to Intervenors.