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Adtalem Global Education company history timeline

1973

The Keller-Taylor Corporation was formed in 1973 by Dennis Keller and Ronald Taylor.

1984

In 1984, the education division was renamed DeVry, Inc. ("Old DeVry"), and became publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange.

1987

In 1987 Keller-Taylor acquired the DeVry Institutes from Bell & Howell and merged with Keller Graduate School of Management.

1991

In 1991, DeVry became the first publicly traded education provider with an initial public offering on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

2002

In 2002 DeVry Institute of Technology and Keller Graduate School of Management became DeVry University.

2007

In 2007, DeVry expanded its reach into online education with the addition of Advanced Academics, an online secondary education that partners with schools and school districts across the United States.

2008

Carrington College, formerly known as Apollo College and Western Career College, joined DeVry in 2008.

2009

In June 2009, Standard and Poor's added Devry Inc. to its index of stocks, replacing newly-bankrupt General Motors.

2013

In November 2013, DeVry Inc. was renamed DeVry Education Group.

2016

Daniel Hamburger resigned in 2016 as CEO of DeVry with a payout of 5.3 million dollars.

2017

In 2017, DeVry Education was rebranded as Adtalem Global Education.

2020

In September 2020, Adtalem Global Education Inc announced that it began the process of purchasing Walden University.

2021

In August 2021, Adtalem Global Education Inc completed its acquisition of Walden University for $1.48 billion.

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