The College Senate of the College of Arkansas at Fayetteville mentioned as we speak that it opposes acquisition of the College of Phoenix by a nonprofit affiliated with the College of Arkansas system, The Arkansas Occasions reported.
Stephen E. Caldwell mentioned, “As chair of our College Senate, it’s my obligation to characterize and specific the considerations of that physique on all issues effecting our campus. I can’t consider some other difficulty that has so universally sure our school right into a singular voice, and I’m proud to characterize that voice.”
In a letter to the Board of Trustees of the system, the College Senate mentioned, “Although you acknowledge the ‘checkered previous’ of the College of Phoenix, we really feel you might be too fast to dismiss these issues as being up to now. We really feel the fame of Phoenix’s historical past will linger for years to return, and our campus is on the most danger for affiliation with it. The College of Phoenix has confirmed itself, by strikingly low commencement and retention charges, to be unsuccessful at serving to college students attain their instructional targets, anathema to what we do right here on the Hill.”
The letter added, “Phoenix’s well-documented historical past of dishonest and predatory practices with college students leading to poor instructional experiences are the defining options of the College of Phoenix model, in opposition to ours.”
System spokesman Nate Hinkel mentioned “that the contemplated construction of this potential deal would use no public funds and that the College of Arkansas System isn’t buying College of Phoenix.” Hinkel mentioned these information have been “closely reported” and “defined in nice element,” although he mentioned components of the letter had been “deceptive” on this regard. “It’s necessary to be clear about that so there isn’t any confusion,” he mentioned.