The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative
The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative (formerly Trump University) is an online education company owned and founded by real estate businessman Donald J. Trump, Sr. It is part of the Trump Organization. It offers courses in real estate, asset management, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation, charging fees ranging from $1500 to $35,000.[1] It is not an accredited University or College.
The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative does not confer college credits or degrees.[2] In May 2011 the company was the subject of an inquiry by the New York State attorney general's office for "illegal business practices".[1]
[edit] Name change
In June 2010, the institution officially changed its name from Trump University to The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, after the New York State Department of Education took the view that it was "misleading and even illegal" for the institution to call itself a university.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Michael Barbaro, "New York Attorney General Is Investigating Trump’s For-Profit School", New York Times, 19 May 2011
- ^ Greg Levine, "Trump University Founded For Student 'Customers'", Forbes Magazine, 23 May 2005
- ^ "Trump University: No Longer A University?", The Huffington Post, 19 April 2010
[edit] External links
- The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative
- The Trump Business Blog
- Business Week Article Introducing Trump University
- The Trump Organization
- Boston Globe article on spam from Trump University
- News item in The Herald Tribune on Trump University Spam
- Similarity of the Trump University logo to that of the University of Waterloo
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