This study briefly reports on a range of conflicts involving teaching work in joint-stock higher education organizations which trade shares in [B]3 stock market, especially Ânima, Estácio, Kroton and Ser Educacional. After the systematic organization of empirical observations, we defined our object through a methodology specific to the investigation of social conflicts. The study resulted in a list of conflicts based on news articles which mentioned conflicts in these organizations between 2009 and 2018. A total of 102 articles about 56 conflicts led to the identification of some common issues experienced by professors in these companies, such as pedagogical reforms aimed at favoring online courses, overcrowded classrooms and dismissals. The research proceeds to characterize these corporations based on Brazil's Higher Education Census, the stock market's website and selected companies' websites, besides specialized magazines and newspapers. Analyzing conflicts leads us to conclude about an array of changes caused by financial control over teaching establishments.