Addressing America’s Healthcare Human Resource Shortage: DeVry Inc. CEO Daniel Hamburger (Part 5)

SM: Let’s talk about the other portions of your education portfolio. DH: We have talked about business and medical education. We also have a professional education group. It does about $100M in revenue. Becker CPA review is the number one preparer of students who are going to take the CPA exam.

Addressing America’s Healthcare Human Resource Shortage: DeVry Inc. CEO Daniel Hamburger (Part 4)

SM: Let’s talk about medical school programs. After the two years of foundational learning, how do you deliver the portion of the curriculum that needs to be hands-on? What hospitals do you have relationships with? DH: Our medical school is Ross University. Residency programs depend on the state and speciality of the student.

Addressing America’s Healthcare Human Resource Shortage: DeVry Inc. CEO Daniel Hamburger (Part 3)

SM: Can you use online tools for continuing education for nurses? DH: Nurses who are working may have a registered nursing license, meaning they are an RN, but they do not have a bachelor’s degree. Traditionally, in nursing you could be an RN without a bachelor’s. You could do it with an associates or even

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Addressing America’s Healthcare Human Resource Shortage: DeVry Inc. CEO Daniel Hamburger (Part 2)

SM: In 1987 when Keller and DeVry merged, were they both on-campus programs? DH: Yes. It was pre-Internet and both offered their courses on-site. The next big date was 1991. That is when the school system went public. They were the first, and today there are 14 publicly traded school systems.

Teaching English to MNC Workforces: GlobalEnglish CEO Deepak Desai (Part 1)

Deepak Desai is the president and chief executive officer of GlobalEnglish Corporation. Deepak has over 20 years of financial and operating experience, most notably with Time Warner. From 1995 to 1999, he served as general manager and CFO for Time Life Asia, managing the children’s education, ESL, and direct marketing businesses. He holds a B.S.

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The Story of Tetris: Henk Rogers (Part 7)

SM: Will the game of Tetris itself evolve? HR: I think of a game as a contest of wills between people. If you go back to the original Tetris, it is more like a solitaire game. The next phase of Tetris, which we continue to develop, allows you to play it against another player.

The Story of Tetris: Henk Rogers (Part 5)

SM: What rights did you actually secure for Nintendo for Tetris? HR: The contract I helped them negotiate was for worldwide rights for the console, and they then licensed the Japanese rights to me to continue publishing the game.

The Story of Tetris: Henk Rogers (Part 3)

SM: Where did you find Tetris? HR: I found it at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.