DeVry Changes Bosses

TheBizofKnowledge ^ | June 12, 2006 | Dr. Bill Belew

[G. Stolyarov II]

They still call them presidents.

DeVry University recently changed head honchos. The old president, John Skubiak, 56, stepped down and a new president, David Pauline, 49, was appointed to succeed him.

Honcho, by the way, is a Japanese word. Each neighborhood is divided into small sub-units or groups of residents. On a rotating basis, people are appointed to collect community funds, organize community events, and such. These people are called the honcho.

DeVry presidents do much more than preside over small community events, to be sure.

But, they are not called CEOs-- even at fopros.

DeVry is one of the big players. The question to be asked is how much difference does a president at a fopro make to a university. And the answer is the same as the difference a president makes at a traditional university.

DeVry has a new boss. I look forward to hear if they will have a new vision or not.

"DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV) is the holding company for DeVry University, Ross University, Deaconess College of Nursing, and Becker Professional Review. DeVry University, which includes Keller Graduate School of Management, offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degree programs in technology, business, and management. Ross University, through its schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, offers both doctor of medicine and doctor of veterinary medicine degree programs. Deaconess College of Nursing offers associate and bachelor's degree programs in nursing. Becker Professional Review, which includes Stalla CFA Review, provides preparatory coursework for the certified public accountant and chartered financial analyst exams. DeVry Inc. is based in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. For more information about the company, visit DeVry Inc."

[G. Stolyarov II]

It makes sense for a university to operate on a for-profit basis; it means that the university will spend less time soliciting for donations and more time determining its own course of action with regard to how students should be taught. The autonomy brought about by independent revenue streams to the university surely has some advantages to it. See Dr. Belew’s blog at TheBizofKnowledge