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Military Spouse Gives Back to Help Other Families

Behind every good Airman is a great support system. Meredith, a key spouse of the 17th Attack Squadron, not only cares for her husband, an MQ-9 Reaper pilot, but also works for spouses married to military members across Creech and Nellis Air Force Bases. She serves as an In Gear Career Nevada chapter lead and […]

Ex-Military Student Wins Geospatial Intelligence Award

The 2017 Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence was recently presented to Robert J. Farnsworth, a retired U.S. Army reconnaissance engineer. He was recognized at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s (USGIF) GEOINT 2017 Symposium. Farnsworth is currently a senior consultant of geospatial data for KeyW Corporation in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency […]

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Tenn. Governor Signs Act to Give Guard Benefits

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam recently signed the S.T.R.O.N.G. Act into law making it easier for Tennessee National Guard members to pursue higher education. “The S.T.R.O.N.G. Act provides educational opportunities for those who protect and serve our state and country and supports the Drive to 55 goal of equipping 55 percent of Tennesseans with a degree […]

Schools Mark Military Appreciation Month

In honor of military appreciation month, Bridgepoint Education and its academic institutions, Ashford University and University of the Rockies, hosted a series of events to show appreciation to military, veterans, and their military-affiliated workforce. These events included a military roadshow, a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) session focused on the military, a […]

House Will Get VA Accountability Bill

WASHINGTON — The House will vote next week on Senate-passed legislation to make firing employees easier for the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs, moving quickly on a long-sought accountability effort urged by President Donald Trump. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told a small group of reporters Wednesday that fixing the VA is a “big focus […]

Online Learning Startup Raises $64 Million

As the cost of in-class education continues to rise, and the cost for computing continues to fall, we’re seeing a flourishing of startups that target the market for online learning. As one mark of the trend, one of the leaders in this space, Coursera, is today announcing $64 million in a Series D round of […]

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Microsoft Academy Bridges Gap to Careers

About 500 soldiers leave the military every month in Colorado Springs, and now the Microsoft Software & Systems Academy is bridging the gap to civilian careers in information technology. MSSA and Fort Carson celebrated Friday as 24 soldiers entered the inaugural class at Catalyst Campus for Technology & Innovation. “Coming out of the military, this […]

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Senators Support Pell Grant Program

Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) led a group of 37 Senators, calling on appropriators to continue strong support for the federal Pell Grant program in Fiscal Year 2018. As the largest source of federal grant aid for undergraduate students in the U.S., the Pell Grant program helps millions […]

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Senator Tells DeVos Cuts Won’t Fly

A closely watched panel chaired by Missouri’s Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt undertook a key public issue Tuesday. Blunt’s appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Education held a hearing to question the agency’s head over its 2018 budget. Under President Donald Trump’s proposal, education would be cut by $9.2 billion, or 13.5%. Spending reductions […]

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Firm Launches College of Military Studies

RAPID CITY, S.D., June 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National American University Holdings, Inc.(the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NAUH), which through its wholly owned subsidiary operates National American University (“NAU” or the “University”), a regionally accredited, proprietary, multi-campus institution of higher learning, today announced the launch of the University’s College of Military Studies. NAU has proudly served military […]

Accreditors Weigh Rigor vs. Innovation

Dive Brief: Accreditors for higher educational institutions have worked as self-regulators for colleges and universities while helping to serve as government’s proxy to determining federal funding access, but increased pressure on schools to deliver innovative programs puts pressure on accreditors to not stymie such innovation. Richard Legon, the president of the Association of Governing Boards […]

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Military Experience Earns Credits in Colorado

Veterans in Colorado will be able get college credit for military training and experience thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper this week. The new law requires the state’s colleges and universities to figure out a policy to translate military service into college credits using the American Council on Education’s recommendations […]

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