3/22 Games Thread

sacraig · Mar 23, 2024

Kams Blueguy said:
They aren’t for profit. That changed 5+ years ago
ETA: they have a great home court with awesome fans as well

They tried. They failed. They continued operating like a for-profit institution so their attempt to change to non-profit was denied. Some agencies have recognized it but the Department of Education has not. They only wanted to get non-profit status so they wouldn't have to pay their tax bill.

Grand Canyon University airs grievances against U.S. agencies

One of the nation’s largest Christian institutions claims the U.S. is “coordinating” attacks against it.

www.insidehighered.com

Kams Blueguy · Mar 23, 2024

sacraig said:
They tried. They failed. They continued operating like a for-profit institution so their attempt to change to non-profit was denied. Some agencies have recognized it but the Department of Education has not. They only wanted to get non-profit status so they wouldn't have to pay their tax bill.

Grand Canyon University airs grievances against U.S. agencies

One of the nation’s largest Christian institutions claims the U.S. is “coordinating” attacks against it.

www.insidehighered.com

I mean if the accrediting body and the IRS consider them a non-profit that’s good enough for me. Also my wife worked there and for her student loan forgiveness GCU is considered non-profit so the dept of education on some levels considers them non-profit.

Illini2010-11 · Mar 23, 2024

sacraig said:
They're a for-profit "Christian" school, so... pretty much this. They shouldn't have been allowed in the NCAA.

You are completely entitled to not like GCU (I personally don't like them either), but I don't understand the bolded. As long as the university is accredited and in good standing, who cares if it is "Christian" or considered for-profit? They should absolutely be allowed in NCAA. Now if they lost accreditation for most of their degrees, then I would agree.

SuperMetroid · Mar 23, 2024

U.S. Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid Fines Grand Canyon University $37.7 Million for Deceiving Thousands of Students | U.S. Department of Education

www.ed.gov

Roll Tide

sacraig · Mar 23, 2024

Illini2010-11 said:
You are completely entitled to not like GCU (I personally don't like them either), but I don't understand the bolded. As long as the university is accredited and in good standing, who cares if it is "Christian" or considered for-profit? They should absolutely be allowed in NCAA. Now if they lost accreditation for most of their degrees, then I would agree.

I obviously don't have a problem with Christian schools in the NCAA. There are many of them. I do have a problem with for-profit institutions being allowed to propagandize on the biggest stage.