Tag: Transactions
California Senate Appropriations Committee Sends Three Postsecondary Bills for Further Action, Shelves Three Others
Kate Lee Carey and Caitlyn Shelby
The California Senate Appropriations Committee returned from recess on August 12 and resumed discussion of the six remaining higher education bills.
California Legislature Takes Summer Break With Key Higher Education Bills Still in Air
Kate Lee Carey and Caitlyn Shelby
California higher education bills remain unresolved during summer break. The seven original bills passed the Assembly, but have undergone amendments in the Senate. Read our summary of the trajectory of the bills over the past few months as we await the Legislature to reconvene on August 12.
Cooley Team at NACUA 2018
The 2018 NACUA Annual Conference is June 24-27 in Minneapolis, MN. The annual NACUA conference attracts hundreds of higher education attorneys each year to learn and discuss current issues and legal developments in the field of higher education law.
Purdue Unbound: The Road Ahead for Conversions and Shared Services Transactions
This week the Higher Learning Commission gave final approval to the Kaplan-Purdue transaction. In this post, we discuss the changes in the regulatory environment and at the accreditor level that led to HLC’s approval of the deal and potential for similar partnerships in the future.
Assessing Kaplan-Purdue – Revolution or Evolution??
The announcement that Purdue University, a Big Ten public institution, has agreed to acquire Kaplan University, a 30,000-student for-profit online institution, has sent shock waves across the entire higher education community.