Irvine, Calif., Sept. 1 -- PRNewswire-USNewswire -- In an open letter to congress, Fardad Fateri, President and CEO of International Education Corporation (IEC), opposed the proposed federal regulation on Gainful Employment. Fateri asserts that U.S. Senate's Help Committee chair Senator Tom Harkin is supporting a federal regulation called Gainful Employment that will prevent millions of low-income and ethnically diverse students from pursuing a college education. For the full copy of the Open Letter to Congress, go to: An Important Message from IEC's President & CEO or visit the Newsroom section of the IEC website at: http://www.iecglobal.com.

According to Fateri's Open Letter to Congress:

DeVry Inc. today announced that President and CEO Daniel Hamburger discussed the high-quality educational programs offered by DeVry's institutions while also pledging to continue transparency and accountability in the use of federal financial aid programs at a higher education forum in Chicago today. United States Senator Dick Durbin hosted the roundtable forum to promote a discussion on the role of private-sector higher education in Illinois.

Tampa, FL, August 30, 2010 -- Rasmussen College brought together more than 150 faculty members from its four Florida campuses and its online programs for the first ever academic colloquium on Saturday, August 28 in Tampa, Fla. Academic professionals at Rasmussen College came together to discuss trends in higher education, including student learning outcomes and the value in online education.

Faculty and academic professionals such as librarians, academic deans, learning center coordinators, and directors from the schools of Nursing, Business, Technology and Design, Justice Studies, Allied Health, and Education came together to focus on creating an outstanding, cohesive student learning experience.