Liberal Law Prof: Bill Clinton’s Relationship With Shady For-Profit College Should Receive More Attention
by Chuck Ross 6-9-16
While the mainstream media focuses heavily on fraud accusations
against Trump University, a controversial for-profit college that has
paid Bill Clinton millions has largely gone ignored, a liberal law
professor writes.
In a post at his blog, George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley drew parallels between Trump’s eponymously-named real estate university and Laureate Education, a for-profit online college that paid Bill Clinton $16.5 million as an honorary chancellor between 2010 and 2014.
Trump’s college, which operated from 2005 to 2010, is the subject of a class-action lawsuit and enormous media attention. The real estate training school, which was not accredited and did not confer college credit, has been accused of defrauding students. But Laureate has had similar claims filed against it but without anywhere near the same level of attention given to Trump’s school.
“As an academic, I find both Trump University and Laureate to be deeply troubling stories. Yet, only one has been pursued by the media to any significant degree,” he wrote.
In a post at his blog, George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley drew parallels between Trump’s eponymously-named real estate university and Laureate Education, a for-profit online college that paid Bill Clinton $16.5 million as an honorary chancellor between 2010 and 2014.
Trump’s college, which operated from 2005 to 2010, is the subject of a class-action lawsuit and enormous media attention. The real estate training school, which was not accredited and did not confer college credit, has been accused of defrauding students. But Laureate has had similar claims filed against it but without anywhere near the same level of attention given to Trump’s school.
“As an academic, I find both Trump University and Laureate to be deeply troubling stories. Yet, only one has been pursued by the media to any significant degree,” he wrote.
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