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For-Profit College Helps Employees Complain About U.S. Proposals

Inside Higher Ed

September 2, 2010

Education Management Corporation, the company that runs the Art Institutes, Argosy University and other for-profit colleges, has turned to external consultants to help employees craft letters voicing opposition to the U.S. Department of Education's proposed regulations on "gainful employment." CEO Todd Nelson wrote to employees last week asking them to cooperate with representatives from DGI Group who would write personalized letters on behalf of employees, which they could then sign and send to Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

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