So far, so good, right? Not quite. Eitel's name wound up in a New York Times piece with a headline blaring : "Betsy DeVos's Hiring of For-Profit College Official Raises Impartiality Issues." (The article incorrectly identified Eitel as the "chief compliance officer" for the for-profit education company Bridgepoint. In fact, he was in the legal, not compliance, department and reported to the deputy general counsel, who in turn reported to the general counsel.) The piece quotes people in the education field outside the department who chafe at the idea that someone still employed by but on leave from a for-profit education company would be hired. The article makes much of a number of regulatory violations by Eitel's past employers. (The report does not make clear that the compliance issues at another employer, Career Education Corporation, predated his tenure. He was hired to clean up errors, settle matters and advise the company going forward.)