# Professor Sabrina Howell's co-authored research on the effect of private equity on for-profit higher education is featured

1 Faculty News September 4, 2018 ![Institutional Investor logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032206.jpg?itok=XtTdDJtV)>

Excerpt from [Institutional Investor](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b19t9pxxg9wrt5/When-Private-Equity-Wins-and-Consumers-Lose) -- "A new study finds that private equity buyouts in the education industry lead to higher enrollment and profits, but not better outcomes for students."

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