I see it mentions the University of Phoenix. There's a private university company here called BPP -- about which I know nothing -- that's owned by the people who own Phoenix. There was a wonderful kerfuffle here earlier this year when AC Grayling announced he was setting up a new private university with lectures by, among others, Dawkins, Pinker, and (Niall) Ferguson. Here's its web page http://www.nchum.org/. ; Judy Evans, Cardiff --- On Mon, 21/11/11, Andy <mimi.erva@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Andy <mimi.erva@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [lit-ideas] For profit universities To: "lit-ideas" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, 21 November, 2011, 22:22 An interesting story from Frontline on for profit universities. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/collegeinc/view/ Andy