After he served just two and a half years as president of the company that owns the University of Phoenix, Brian Mueller announced last week that he was resigning to take a similar post at Grand Canyon University, a smaller institution with big growth aspirations.
Mr. Mueller’s abrupt departure from the Apollo Group Inc. is seen as a sign that Grand Canyon will seek to become an even-more-visible player in the online-education market, although it is less clear what that means for Apollo.
Mr. Mueller, who had worked at Apollo since 1987, formerly ran the University of Phoenix’s online operation. Grand Canyon, which recently announced plans to go public, has made no secret of its interest in growing via distance education.
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