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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

January 12, 2017
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DEVRY EDUCATION GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(630) 515-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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(d)       On January 12, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DeVry Education Group Inc. (“DeVry Group”) appointed William Burke and Kathy Boden Holland to fill vacancies created by an increase in the size of the Board from eight to ten members.  The Board has not yet determined the committees of the Board to which Mr. Burke and Ms. Boden Holland will be named.

Mr. Burke and Ms. Boden Holland will each participate in the cash and equity compensation programs provided to and upon the same terms as other non-employee directors but, with respect to service until DeVry Group’s next annual meeting of shareholders, will receive cash compensation on a pro-rated basis and will not receive an equity grant.   These cash and equity compensation programs are more fully described under “2016 Director Compensation” in our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2016, which is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.