For the past three years, Higher Ed Watch editor Stephen Burd has played a leading role in helping to expose abuses at some of the nation's largest for-profit higher education companies. Now with the proprietary school sector coming under increasing scrutiny from the Obama administration and a key U.S. Senate committee, here are some highlights of Burd's past coverage:

The Subprime Student Loan Racket, Washington Monthly, November/December 2009

Manufacturing Dissent at the Education Management Corporation, August 31, 2010

Higher Ed Watch Exclusive: Career College Association Strategy Memo Revealed, July 8, 2010

The Art of Spin Career-College Style, May 18, 2010

Students vs. Shareholders at Publicly Traded Career Colleges, March 3, 2010

At Long Last, Department of Education Puts the Interests of Students First, December 3, 2009

The Growing Student Debt Crisis at Career Colleges, September 10, 2009

More Scrutiny Needed of the University of Phoenix's Recruiting Practices, February 19, 2009

Subprime Mess Reaches Higher Ed, January 31, 2008

Easing Restrictions on Trade Schools is a Mistake, November 14, 2007

To read all of our past coverage on for-profit higher education, click here.