WGU Layoffs

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WGU is very much on the precipice of becoming a "diploma mill"

that does not mean that WGU is not a diploma mill

I don't think you have an understanding of what this term means. WGU's accreditation by definition means it is not a diploma mill.
https://www2.ed.gov/students/prep/colleg...mills.html

I also wonder how many posters on here are aware that a few years ago WGU was audited by the Office of the Inspector General:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019...gs-western

And as the article states, the findings were rejected and WGU was determined to be operating appropriately. The institution has bipartisan support and has been praised by the Trump and Obama administrations.


We can certainly have a conversation regarding if it's a good idea to hire those with no experience to lead a company (I agree, it's not in 99% of situations), or if execs should take a paycut before resorting to layoffs (in many situations I'd agree, but in this case it wasn't a cash flow issue, it was a workforce bloat issue). But there's no valid argument to be made that this school is in any way illegitimate or a diploma mill. You're wrong by definition, regardless of how much you dislike the way the school operates.

It's perfectly reasonable for you and anyone else to not like a school and not want to attend it if you disagree with their business practices; your opinion is just as valid as anyone else's --- but your accusations are not.