Written by: Rodney Alsup Published by: LinkedIn MBA News Digest Comment: Ten year plus OPM contracts are common and many are approaching their end. Graduate program leaders need to prepare for their end. This article provides a starting point. Extracted Content: If so, are you prepared to renew, change, or end the contract? The decision you make can make or break your program, and even your … [Read more...] about Is Your Graduate Program’s OPM Contract About to End?
3 Questions for Michael Graham on his Dissertation on OPMs
Written by: Edward J. Maloney and Joshua Kim Published by: Inside Higher Ed MBA News Digest Comment: If your OPM contract is about to renew or you're thinking about engaging an OPM, this is an article you will want to read. Extracted Content: Learning about institutional satisfaction with online program management providers. Mike Graham is vice president of operations and technology at … [Read more...] about 3 Questions for Michael Graham on his Dissertation on OPMs
Democratic Senators Probe Whether Online Degree Programs Contribute to High Student Debt Loads
Written by: Andrea Fuller Follow and Lisa Bannon Published by: The Wall Street Journal MBA News Digest Comment: Here is a case where the press created enough congressional interest to result in an inquiry letter by senators tying student debt to online graduate program costs. Extracted Content: Three U.S. senators sent a letter Friday to companies that develop online degree programs for … [Read more...] about Democratic Senators Probe Whether Online Degree Programs Contribute to High Student Debt Loads
UNC’s $97 Million Plan to Reach Adult Online Learners
Written by: Suzanne Smalley Published by: Inside Higher Ed on 12/9/2021 MBA News Digest Comment: What does this do to the NC institutions with longterm OPM contracts? Extracted Content: The University of North Carolina system is leveraging $97 million in pandemic recovery funding to launch a nonprofit ed-tech start-up intended to bolster adult online education in a state with a looming need for … [Read more...] about UNC’s $97 Million Plan to Reach Adult Online Learners
USC Officials Diverge on Plan to End Contract With Online Provider
Written by: Lisa Bannon and Andrea Fuller Published by: The Wall Street Journal MBA News Digest Comment: Graduate program leaders that are thinking about an OPM may want to read this article. New leaders with existing OPM relationships may want to read the article as well. Extracted Content: Dean, provost give different accounts on whether social-work school will sever ties with 2U. Click Here … [Read more...] about USC Officials Diverge on Plan to End Contract With Online Provider
Online Program Companies Publish Data, Hoping to Win Over Critics
Written by: Doug Lederman Published by: Inside Higher Ed MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: With their industry under scrutiny, two companies publish data on student outcomes and prices of online programs at their partner colleges. But the information skirts key financial questions. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...] about Online Program Companies Publish Data, Hoping to Win Over Critics