Interesting. Someone is monitoring this site closely. Typical UoP behavior to hide things and cover up the mess.
Plagued by scandal, for-profit colleges target single mothers (MarketWatch)
Student parents are often motivated to attend college out of a desire to create a better life for themselves and their families. But many single mothers in college may be at risk of spending a lot of money on their schooling with little payoff, new... — read more
How low do we have to go before something changes?
I was wondering how low do we have to reach before somebody actually does something constructive about it. University of Phoenix has been steadily declining for nearly a decade, on a huge scale. These are measurable declines, just look at the number... — read more
BS
You realize every faculty member and at least half the staff is more academically qualified than the President with his undergraduate degree. Not a good omen for a University.
Managers now enrolling
Managers are now taking acc calls and enrolling students. Wow.
Combine
Combining the School of Business and IT shows the slow start of the end.
Then it will become interesting
Apollo Global is moving ahead with the activities leading to their legal separation from Apollo Education Group, which we have now defined as Phase Four of Project Forward. The team is making great progress identifying the unique legal and... — read more
Even teaching at the local campus is a drag
I taught last night at a local campus. Hardly any students, the front desk employee was more interested in his movie, what a drag of an environment. I'm going to resign as soon as this class is over. They want me to do all this work to continue... — read more
Six months instead of a year before deactivation
Many online faculty were not scheduled for classes for six months, then shocked, after years of great peer reviews, attending faculty workshops and training without pay, and positive SEOCS, to get an email saying that because they hadn't taught for... — read more
More layoffs????
Getting little freaked out. Can someone confirm if there are going to be more layoffs next week?? Rumors are running through my department after the meeting with the VP.
Enrollment numbers at University of Phoenix
Former faculty, you are correct that enrollment was once close to 500,000. The last reported public release showed about 140,000, but the quarterly new enrollment is now around 18,000. My best guess is that UOP will level out at enrollment of 60,000... — read more
Hiring now
There is life after UOP, and we are hiring in Phoenix, Cleveland, Detroit, and San Diego. You need to be referred in, so email me your resume at: careersatQL@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FohrDnNK3Zk Theres More To Us Than You Think It's... — read more
College Meltdown is accelerating...
Lower enrollment, lower revenues, higher student loan interest. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trumps-education-department-fails-recognize-college-meltdown-shaulis
Is this layoffs wave over?
Anybody knows if they are done with this wave of layoffs, or should we expect more? We know a number of people were let go in the past two days, but I am yet to hear that anybody was let go today. Is it time to relax a bit, or is this just a short... — read more
C-Level Messag
Executives - please to your markets and before mass layoffs! Make sure you interview the leaders to see who should stay or is worth keeping!
Work after Apollo
"Mehul Patel has been named group president, professional education, for Adtalem effective Sept. 5, Most recently, Patel was president of Apollo Global, the international education conglomerate within Apollo Education Group, Inc."... — read more
When
When is upper management getting layed off and where are the software updates? Time to unionize!!!!
30 AC's just let go.
Stay safe everyone
Good luck today
If the rumored layoffs happen today - good luck. Being laid off from UOPX has been a good thing. I work in a better environment now. It's hard to be told you aren't wanted anymore, but the grass is so much better elsewhere.
LayoffsPlayoffs by timeframe.
Im in Alumni enrollment. After hearing the info from lasy weeks call, layoffs are inevitable, however, I have no idea which divison. Arent enrollment layoffs traditionally around Thanksgiving and academics and finance around February or March?
Layoffs
Layoffs happening on Wednesday
meeting for marketing
After today's meeting I want to be laid off. So it seems that most people hate upper management. Big surprise. Someone shoot me.
Today's president call
What is your take on today's call? How many more employees will be laid off in the next 45 days? When will they start looking more closely at the VPs, deans, and the IT along with the IRA departments? How many FPA staff do we really need? What will... — read more
Layoffs and Contraband Search
Any word on where the layoffs were and where they will be this month? Guys came around with dogs searching each cube for "contraband" tonight. Must be getting pretty desperate to get rid of some of the veterans or worried about people going postal.
Fire Sale
Old CEO went to international schools. When the international universities are separate from Apollo Education and UoPX, the fire sale begins. UoPX will be sold in whole or piecemeal. You think the layoffs of old were huge? We are talking in the 90%... — read more
August layoffs?
I heard a rumor there would be more layoffs in August. Anyone heard anything?
Iron Yard flunks out
Within the past week, two well-known and well-established coding bootcamps have announced they’ll be closing their doors: Dev Bootcamp, owned by Kaplan Inc., and The Iron Yard, owned by the Apollo Education Group (parent company of the University of... — read more
Benefits
Any word on vacation benefits for the next financial year??? The same or less
Life after UOP, great company is still growing
I found a great company that values the skillset of student services positions, IT, and other typical business services. Amazing benefits from day one, awesome culture, and they are growing and hiring. Many of the hirings are done by referral of... — read more
Faculty Conversion project??
Anyone know anything about "the current Faculty Conversion project that will impact the University" being referenced in an email response from Faculty Records to an associate faculty member? Is this the CARs project that has been underway for a while... — read more
Same Old
So, it looks like some mid management got cut loose instead of the VPs and above that turned UoPX into A cr*p hole. Usual procedure. Let's not fix operating systems to function correctly or upgrade classes instead develop work arounds and cut labor... — read more
August 4 is my last day
I have put years into this place. August 4 is it. Thankfully I have sick time. I'll be sick most of next week.
Layoffs have started
This is no joke, I know dozens of people who have been let go today. Very clinical two minute meeting individually between supervisors and HR. Of course only middle level management is getting canned, the Executive Deans who waste money and add no... — read more
Here we go!
Tomorrow is the big day. Who else got a meeting request? How many telecommuters were told they can't telecommute on 7/27? Do you think getting a meeting request means you're safe or getting the axe?
Various bits
The little guy is always working on his golf game because his team of advisors only takes about 20 percent of the calls that other advisors take. They literally sit there, play movie trivia, etc... Lucky to be in good with your director and advising... — read more
Anonymous Anonymous Call
Call an office below and tell the DOE that UOPX fraudulently maxes Financial Aid to all staff. Its anonymous. City/State Telephone No. Boston, MA (617) 289-0174 New York, NY (646) 428-3861 Philadelphia, PA (215) 656-6900 Pittsburgh, PA (215) 656-6900... — read more
Is University of Phoenix targeting black women for grad school?
"Graduate student enrollment is declining at for-profit institutions, but the sector continues to resonate with one particular demographic -- black women" "In 2014, 31 percent of black women graduate students were enrolled in for-profit colleges... — read more
July a repeat of 2015 layoffs?
In 2015, they laid off like 900 enrollment reps in late either late June early July. I wouldn't put it past them to lay people off in late July even though the busy season is approaching. This came to mind when I saw people commenting that busy... — read more
This will backfire
They took away the number of classes available now increase number of students in each class, reduce faculty, increase fees. Used to be resource fees for electronic books was a way to control book costs and have books readily available to students... — read more
Brown Mackie College Phoenix Closing
Just an FYI - it's an omen