In Chile, a Fast-Growing University, Owned by Sylvan, Produces Profits and Scorn

By BURTON BOLLAG

Santiago, Chile

In the two and a half years since Sylvan Learning Systems bought a majority interest in it, the University of the Americas has gone from a small institution with a grand-sounding name to Chile's largest and fastest-growing private university. In doing so it has produced big profits while eliciting scorn from...

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