The Changing World of Accreditation from a Consultant’s Perspective

The Career Education Review invited Sandy Lockwood and Jan Friedheim to share their perspectives on the current rapid evolution of accreditation compliance in light of the recent congressional hearings and Department of Education proposed rules.

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What’s Wrong with the American Dream

What’s wrong with the American Dream? Nothing really, except that it simply doesn’t mesh with the American Reality. That wouldn’t matter one way or another, except that policy-makers and bureaucrats make decisions every day based on some false assumptions regarding this sought-after objective. Perhaps worst of all, by misunderstanding the American Reality, we are creating […]

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Being the Face of Medicine

What does medicine look like? Sounds like a strange question, I’m sure; but as I see the challenges facing our country and perhaps the world, medicine, that is the availability and affordability of medical services, depends to a large degree on our impression or image of medical services. It is reflected in our willingness to […]

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An Open Letter to the New Guys and Gals on the Block

You have elected to enter a field that holds great opportunity and great challenge. Welcome! You are now a part of American history that dates back to before the country was officially born.

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Language of Respect

Respect: That’s what we all want, isn’t it? Is that too much to ask? These thoughts come to mind each time I read or hear news stories that purport to report on some aspect or occurrence in the private career college and school field. Terms like: for profit, proprietary, and trade school are most common; […]

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Attend this Workshop and Save $50,000 Guaranteed!

A few years ago I was discussing the value of workshops and seminars with my friend Stuart, who had a couple of small schools in Virginia. We agreed that there were lots of opportunities each year to attend them, but that the value, credibility, and relevance was often suspect. More often than not, these experiences rated a “C-” and rarely an “A+”.

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101 Ideas to Make a Good School GREAT!

Every school can be improved; no matter how good it may be. The following is an accumulation of ideas that can help an institution become even better, perhaps even GREAT.

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Carl Barney: An Englishman Living the American Dream

As a young man, he struck out from England, his birthplace, to seek fame and fortune – or at least fortune, with a couple of hundred dollars (pounds) in his pocket, he set out to walk, hitchhike and somehow cross Europe, Asia, and India, which he did, landing broke in Australia some months later.

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