Klor de Alva

[John F. Schwaller]

Every once and so often people write in to inquire what has become of Jorge
J. Klor de Alva.  He is now the President of Apollo International the
holding company that owns the University of Phoenix.  Here is a recent bit
of an article about distance education and just-in-time education that
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education :

>Jorge Klor de Alva, the president of Apollo International, says the
>company, established in 1999 with $40-million in capital, is braced to
>explode. Along with plans to develop campuses in India with a major local
>partner there, he says, the company is in serious talks with college
>operators in Mexico and is exploring new ventures in Brazil, all of which
>could bring as many as 40,000 students into the Apollo International
>family. The company expects to go public in three to five years. By then,
>Mr. Klor de Alva, who thinks in grand terms, hopes to have 70,000 to
>100,000 students.

And who says studying Nahuatl won't earn you the big bucks?


John F. Schwaller
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean
315 Behmler Hall
University of Minnesota, Morris
600 E 4th Street
Morris, MN  56267
320-589-6015
FAX 320-589-6399
schwallr at mrs.umn.edu