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Ex-CEO took home $9.8M from sagging Career Ed
TribLocal - Schaumburg » NewsSchaumburg-based Career Education Corp. paid its former Chief Executive Gary McCullough nearly $9.8 million in total compensation for 2011, a filing with the Securities and …... -
Michael Hiltzik: The university, for-profit and not-for-profit
Money & CompanyThe only segment of higher education that seems to be thriving these days is the for-profit university, which offers to train students for "gainful employment" at a price that's below that of traditional four-year institutions but much higher than the....... -
Applying a steady hand as 'private-sector' colleges face scrutiny
Daniel Hamburger is quick to whip out his business card. One side of the card is standard — white background, corporate logo, contact information for the headquarters in Downers Grove. The flip side is dramatic, painted ripe-tomato red with...
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Man shot by Ohio police is charged with stabbing 4
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of stabbing four people at a downtown office building before he was shot on the street by a police officer has been charged with four counts of felonious assault, authorities said Thursday. John W. Mallett was...Tags: Prosecution, Lobbying, Lawyers, Colleges and Universities, Shootings
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Administaff Inc.; Brown & Brown Inc.; Cephalon Inc.; Charles River Laboratories International Inc.; General Growth Properties Inc.; Hub Group Inc.; Loews Corp.; Mercury General Corp.; Priceline.com Inc.; Yum Brands Inc. Tuesday: --...Tags: ServiceMaster Co., priceline.com Inc., Mohawk Industries Incorporated, RealNetworks Incorporated, Ameren Corporation
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Some up-and-coming chefs are skipping culinary school
Cole Dickinson, the chef de cuisine at Michael Voltaggio's soon-to-open West Hollywood restaurant, Ink, got his culinary education the old-fashioned way: in the kitchen.
That might sound obvious, but it makes him something of an anomaly as the number...Tags: Elections, Social Issues, Arts, Fraud, Colleges and Universities
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Schools company finds misconduct
Career Education Corp., which runs for-profit schools including Lehigh Valley College, said Monday an investigative committee it formed to study alleged securities law violations found wrongful conduct by some employees but cleared senior management....Tags: Employees, Navigant Consulting Incorporated, Crimes, Securities, Companies and Corporations
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School's pursuit of profit leaves students behind
Of The Morning CallTelemarketing -- that's how enrollment at Lehigh Valley College often begins. Recruiters must make 125 calls and schedule five appointments a day, and enroll 10 applicants a month. Top performers get vacations to the Bahamas. Those who fail to sign up...Tags: School Examinations, Gaming, Schnecksville, Allentown, Colleges and Universities
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Lehigh Valley College facing state probe
Of The Morning CallThe state attorney general's office wants Lehigh Valley College to turn over records on the embattled school's financial aid policies, recruitment practices and student complaints. The request, postmarked July 20, might mark the beginning of an...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Financial Aid, Gaming, Consumers, Fraud
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Options no guarantee of success
Tribune staff reporterIn a recent speech to corporate directors in Chicago, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker asked: "How did we get compensation to the truly grotesque levels to which I think it has risen?" He answered: "What was going on was our good friend,...Tags: Gaming, Employees, Corporate Performance, Tellabs Incorporated, Colleges and Universities
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Federal college probe widens
Of The Morning CallThe U.S. Justice Department has expanded its investigation into Career Education Corp., the parent company of Lehigh Valley College. At issue are allegations the company made false statements to students regarding job placement and tuition costs,...Tags: Laws, Companies and Corporations, Accounting and Auditing, Colleges and Universities, Pennsylvania
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School's president getting new role
Of The Morning CallThe longtime president of embattled Lehigh Valley College is leaving the school where she has spent nearly all of her professional life. After a quarter-century in various positions at the school, including 15 years as president, Virginia Carpenter is...Tags: Gaming, Consumers, Allentown, Colleges and Universities, Heads of State
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