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What Today’s College Students Look Like
When most people think of a college student they likely imagine an 18- to 22-year-old coed bounding through the quad on the way to her dorm from a lecture hall. But these days, the typical college student actually looks more like Erin Jones. Jones, 37, is a veteran and single mom who drives to her […]
Academics
Degree-Completion Effort Launches Website
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi officials have launched a new website to encourage people to complete partially finished college degrees. Gov. Phil Bryant and higher education officials announced the site’s launch August 15. The Complete 2 Compete initiative is targeting more than 130,000 former students, including more than 30,000 who have enough credits to earn a […]
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Coding Bootcamp Turns to New Funding Model
Once a hailed as a key to pushing more workers into the middle class, the coding boot camp industry is wrestling with its future following a spate of high-profile closures. Amid these challenges, one boot camp owned by a for-profit college chain is hoping to lure more students by allowing them finance their degrees by […]
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School District Uses Veterans for Safety
JONESBORO – The Clayton County Public Schools Department of Safety and Security has assumed management and oversight responsibilities related to crossing guard assignments throughout the district. Approved as part of the fiscal year 2018 budget and effective July 1, the CCPS Department of Safety and Security will utilize Vets Securing America Inc. to ensure crosswalks […]
Veterans
Troops-to-Teachers: Finding Peace in the Classroom
Peace has eluded retired Air Force Maj. Jeff Shelton for the better part of two decades. Every time he parachuted into enemy territory, every time he held a dying friend in the back of a helicopter, every time he watched a child collapse from grave injuries, peace for Shelton seemed to slip farther and farther […]
Academics
Search for a Revolution in Military Education
It was the day after Suzy died. Congressman Ike Skelton’s dearly loved soulmate was gone, and Ike’s call to me that night was heart-rending. Our annual House Armed Services Committee battlefield staff ride was the next day so I assumed Ike was calling to cancel. After offering my condolences, I suggested that we might put […]
Veterans
Warrior-Scholar Project Smooths Transition
Veterans at three college campuses just finished a weeklong academic boot camp. The programs in Michigan, Texas and Massachusetts were the last of more than a dozen that took place this summer. At the Warrior Scholar Project, classes start at 8 a.m. on the campus of Amherst College for highly trained soldiers, sailors and Marines […]
Veterans
Internships Provide Professional Experience
Patricia Reily has excellent timing when it comes to helping Cal State San Marcos student veterans. For Jason Sneddon, it was chatting with Reily at an Operation Connect event. For Ankit Panchal, it was simply waking up from a nap at the right moment. In both cases, chance meetings with Reily led to internships through […]
Academics
3 Ways Technology Empowers Educators
Digital transformation is disrupting every industry, and education is no exception. Global investment in edtech companies is increasing rapidly, with some reports predicting a total of $252 billion in investments by 2020. Investors aren’t the only people recognizing the importance of technology for education. Educators and students are flocking to solutions that enhance their experience […]
Academics
Scholarship Supports LGBTQA Military and ROTC Students
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new endowment offered through the LGBTQA Student Resource Center, a unit of Penn State Student Affairs, will support LGBTQ students and allies who are part of the U.S. military or enrolled or plan to enroll in a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. Adam R. Henderson and Bruce C. Marshall […]
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Alumnus: For-Profit Law School Closing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The alumni association president of a troubled, for-profit law school in North Carolina says it’s closing immediately. Lee Robertson Jr. says Charlotte School of Law employees were notified Monday. By Tuesday afternoon, the 11-year-old school’s website had been taken down. Local media report the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted […]
Veterans
Veterans Fill Teaching Gap in Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As a new school year starts, Colorado is facing a critical shortage of teachers and the problem is only getting worse. But some former soldiers are helping fill some of the shortfall. Specialist 4 Sean Gallup is getting out of the Army to do something he’s always wanted to do: Become […]
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