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West Point Captain: Black, Female, Destined to Lead
WASHINGTON — As a 6-year-old child camping in the Virginia woods, Simone Askew marched for fun, wielding a plastic gun and leading her young sister and friends in formation. A few years later, the sight of Navy midshipmen striding across an Annapolis football field solidified her desire to be the person who led troops. “What […]
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Transcript: The DeVos/AP Interview
A transcript of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ interview with The Associated Press, conducted last Wednesday in her office: AP: President Trump has talked a lot about undoing some of the Obama legacy. When it comes to education can you talk to us about the areas where you think you’ve been successful in this regard? What […]
Academics
Change Methods to Engage Online Learners
Teaching online is a unique experience for faculty and students. Although I love the online environment for some courses, it does present its own challenges. One of those challenges is how to engage online students in activities that push them to go beyond simply reading, interpreting, and interacting. After all, the idea (in most cases) […]
Veterans
Federal Program Opens Path to Technology Industry
Plunging his hand into an opened computer chassis, Vichon Ward sorted through a mess of colorful cables, fans and motherboards. The 28-year-old served eight years as a mechanic in the Air Force, repairing massive jet engines at military bases around the world — but before starting a tech training course here last month, he had […]
Veterans
Texas A&M Joins Program to Ease Transitions
Texas A&M has joined a growing roster of universities taking part in a nonprofit’s mission to ease the transition for U.S. veterans moving from the military to college. The Warrior-Scholar Project helps enlisted service members develop the necessary skills to complete a four-year university program. The main areas of focus include academic writing and reading, […]
Academics
American Legion, Collegerecon Create College Selection Tool
The American Legion and CollegeRecon today launched a new web page, www.legion.org/collegerecon, that provides resources to help college-bound veterans find the right school. The page is a joint effort between the Legion and CollegeRecon.com, a website created to connect current and former military personnel with more than 3,000 not-for-profit colleges and universities across the country. […]
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Princeton Open to Transfers, Welcomes Military Applicants
The University will make its transfer application available early in the fall of this year, according to its undergraduate admissions website. Transfer students will be admitted to the University for the first time in 28 years starting in Fall 2018. The transfer program looks to enroll a “small group of exceptionally well-prepared transfer students from […]
Academics
Purdue Plan for Online U. Approved
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has given Purdue University the OK to launch a new online school. The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier reports that the commission’s unanimous Thursday vote is the first of three major approvals that Purdue needs to start operating the online university. The online school would […]
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Maine Recruits Veterans to Ease Bus Driver Shortage
Veterans have a drive to serve, and the Maine Department of Education is hoping more will put that drive to use literally — behind the wheel of a yellow school bus, to help ease a severe bus driver shortage. “It made sense with their background,” said Rachel Paling, the department’s director of communications. “They oftentimes […]
Veterans
Navy Veteran: Online Program Best of Both Worlds
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Chase Kelly, a United States Navy veteran and graduating senior in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), thought attending Penn State World Campus meant that although he’d have the flexibility of an online education, he’d be missing out on the social interactions of a resident program. But as he […]
Veterans
Denver University Hosts Veterans in Higher Education Summit
“Working together to serve Colorado veterans.” That was the message last Friday on the University of Denver campus as it played host to the seventh annual Veterans in Higher Education Summit. The event was organized by the Colorado Advisory Council on Military Education (CO-ACME), which represents local educators and military members committed to providing the […]
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What to Expect from Online Social Work Program
The fact that LovieAnn Terrado pursued her master’s degree in social work online initially raised questions among some of her friends. They would wonder, for example, whether a field that requires constant face-to-face interaction could really be taught successfully in a virtual environment, says the 37-year-old Kentucky resident, who graduated from Boston University in 2015. […]
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