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Study: For-Profits Rarely Deliver on Gainful Employment

Mounting student debt is a nagging problem for most families these days. As the cost of higher education rises, borrowing to cover those costs often becomes a family concern across multiple generations including the student, parents, and even grandparents or other relatives. Today’s 21st Century jobs usually demand higher education and specialized skills to earn […]

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Veterans Find Release Through Writers Workshop

SALEM, Mass. — Vietnam veteran Marc Levy of Salem stood up before dozens in Abbot Hall in Marblehead, and read his essay called “The Quiet Time,” which describes the drinking of morning coffee on the battlefield in an act akin to salvation. “Tear open and pour in one or two packets of non dairy creamer. […]

At Texas A&M, Nearly 600 Students Enrolled in Maritime Academy

GALVESTON, Texas — A guaranteed sight on Texas A&M University at Galveston’s campus is students in Navy-issued khaki uniforms. The Galveston County Daily News reports this year, 579 of the students on the Pelican Island campus participate in the Texas A&M Maritime Academy and the Corps of Cadets. The Maritime Academy’s mission is to provide […]

Elearning in Higher Ed Will Grow in 2018

As reported in this year’s ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, for four years running, the number of students preferring a blended learning environment that includes “some to mostly online components” has increased while students preferring a face-to-face only learning environment has continued to decline. With student demand growing, in 2018, it seems […]

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Fewer Serve in Military, Creating Social Distance, Job Bias

Army veteran Anthony Sadler spent more than thirty years in the military, including two deployments to Iraq. But though he’s no longer in the armed services, he still feels most comfortable around people with military backgrounds. Many nights, you’ll find him unwinding in the beer garden or at the canteen of Veterans of Foreign Wars […]

Book Looks at Rise of the “Military Friendly” Campus

Ask anyone doing social justice work in the US to name the glaring problems of our society and the list will come quickly – income inequality, gentrification, racism, sexism, lack of health care, crumbling schools. . . the list goes on and on. Too often, though, we fail to name the elephant in the room: […]

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Army Veteran Who Killed Deputy Was Star Student

DENVER — He was once a standout student in law school and an Army medic who deployed to Iraq. By last weekend, he lay dead in a Colorado apartment building, killed by a SWAT team after he gunned down a 29-year-old deputy. Matthew Riehl’s six-year descent from a budding attorney to a gunman who live-streamed […]

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DeVos Wants to Make Loan Forgiveness Harder

During her tenure so far, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has made it her mission to walk back regulations placed on the for-profit education industry. This week, it was revealed that she wants to take that mandate a step further by making it more difficult for students defrauded by online and in-person for-profits to forgive […]

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Group Wants Photos of Americans Killed in Vietnam

Look at a picture of Army Lt. David A. Johnson, and you’ll see the same big smile that earned him the nickname “Big Dave” among Afghan civilians. The son of an Elmhurst native, Johnson was mortally wounded in 2012 by an improvised explosive device in one of the country’s most dangerous regions. Images of Johnson, […]

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UNC Military Liaison Making a Difference

I am the Military Liaison and Program Manager for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and founder and president of the Southeastern Council on Military Education. UNCW@Onslow has three office locations within Onslow County, aboard Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River – all of which are dedicated to serving military-affiliated personnel and area residents. […]

Hire-a-Vet Campaign Trains Employers

AUGUSTA—Maine’s Hire-A-Vet Campaign is offering businesses attendance at Military Culture 202, a no-cost training seminar to help employers recruit and retain veterans to their workforce. A panel of employers, including IDEXX, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) and the State of Maine, will also share their best practices for recruiting, hiring, and retaining veterans during the […]

Maine Lawmaker Wants to Expand Free Tuition Plan for Guard

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Senate President Mike Thibodeau wants to expand a program that allows National Guard personnel to attend state colleges and universities tuition-free. Last year, a 100 percent tuition waiver went into effect for National Guard members who attend University of Maine System and Maine Community College System schools. Thibodeau said he wants […]

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