Dive Brief: Adtalem Global Education announced Friday that it plans to buy the Minneapolis-based Walden University from Laureate Education for $1.5 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2021. The for-profit online university enrolls more than...
Dive Brief: The University of Arizona is setting up a nonprofit institution targeting adult learners that will buy Ashford University, a for-profit online college that enrolls around 35,000 students, according to SEC filings Monday. Called the University of Arizona...