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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">Based on the discussion at the Faculty Senate meeting on Monday August 3, 2020, the Eller College Advisory Committee would like to share the attached document
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">"Along with the attached letter that was previously sent to President Robbins, Provost Folks, and the Arizona Board of Regents, the Eller CAC provided
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<p style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">The College Advisory Committee was asked to review the potential acquisition of Ashford University’s assets in June 2020. Please see attached for
the letter we sent to President Robbins, Provost Folks, and the Arizona Board of Regents. In this document, Ashford University is referred to as Antelope University, Zovio is referred to as Zebra, and the acquisition is referred to as the ”DigiCat Project.”
We were required to sign an NDA disclosure before knowing the details of the transaction. Given this, we modified the contents of the letter to avoid the disclosure of classified information per the NDA. That said, the changes we made to the attached letter
are highlighted in blue font—and contain the same tone and conclusions as the prior letter. All black font text is verbatim from the original letter that was sent via email on June 19, 2020.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130">As you will note, we believe this acquisition is a “catastrophic mistake for the University of Arizona” that will “impair the value of the University
of Arizona, expose the University of Arizona to litigation, impede our ability to compete in the high-quality online space, and harm relationships with current and prospective donors and faculty.” We regret that President Robbins is moving forward with this
acquisition and wanted you to know the stand the College Advisory Committee took on June 19, 2020, where we asked President Robbins, Provost Folks, and the Arizona Board of Regents to “abandon the DigiCat project immediately.”</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130;background:white">-- Eller College Advisory Committee"</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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