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Purdue President Sees Kaplan as Part of Future

WASHINGTON — Purdue University is moving full-steam ahead with plans to acquire the online learning platform of the for-profit institution, Kaplan University. On a panel discussing innovation at public universities, Purdue President Mitch Daniels painted the move as Purdue’s ticket into the future. Read More

The Online Revolution In Business Education — And How To Thrive With It

The ever-accelerating pace of online technology has completely changed the way we work, entertain ourselves, communicate and connect. And now it is revolutionizing the way we learn. Of course, digital technology in education, and in particular, business education is nothing new. The iTunesU platform and MOOCs – both of which we have embraced at HEC […]

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Online University Offers Innovative Approach

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela Scott Pulsipher is the President of Western Governors University (WGU). WGU enrolls 4,000 new students per month. According to Pulsipher, WGU uses certain key metrics to ensure they are providing value and a return on investment for their […]

Campus Service Assists Military and Post-Traditional Students

Eric Armstrong and Jeffrey Salmon understand the extra challenges that adult and non-traditional college students face – as well as the extra motivation that drives these students to work hard and succeed. Armstrong is the director and Salmon the assistant director of NIU’s Military and Post-Traditional Student Services (MPTSS), an office that Salmon says “aims […]

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When the GI Bill Won’t Stretch Far Enough

Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, veterans who serve at least 36 months of active duty are eligible for coverage of up to 36 months of college or career training. That’s enough for nine months of education every year for four years. Benefits also include a monthly housing allowance and $1,000 stipend for books and supplies. […]

What it’s Like to Go from Iraq to Vassar

When Fernando Braga arrived at Vassar College for freshmen orientation, he immediately had second thoughts. Most of his new classmates were young and living on their own for the first time. But Braga, 34, had a wife and daughter and lived in a house off campus. He had also been to war. Read More

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UA Transition Team Reunites Vietnam Vets With Tags

TUCSON, Ariz. — A program at the University of Arizona is helping to heal the wounds of a war that ended more than 40 years ago. The Arizona Daily Star reported that Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) has returned the first of some 2,300 dog tags to Vietnam War veterans it obtained after taking […]

Graduation Season Keeps Recruiters Busy

DECATUR, Ala. — Robert Maguire Pope was thrilled to receive his high school diploma at Hartselle High School recently, but he said it will pale in comparison to what awaited him Tuesday in Nashville. “Definitely holding up my hand being sworn in to the U.S. Army will be a much bigger deal,” the 18-year-old said. […]

MOOCs and the MBA Degree: Advantageous, Rather Than Threatening

When MOOCs — massive open online courses — first hit our headlines, they were billed as the beginning of the demise of traditional university degrees. Gone are the days when you would need to physically attend a classroom and pay tens of thousands of dollars for an MBA degree, some had claimed. However, today’s MOOCs […]

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Veterans’ Groups Push for Better GI Bill

Veterans associations, such as the Student Veterans of America (SVA), American Legion, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), are working to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code, specifically regarding the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The associations want to revise the Post-9/11 GI Bill so that it benefits a wider […]

New Pell Bill Would Help Students in Need

On Friday, May 19, the U.S. House and Senate introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, which would modernize the Pell Grant program for today’s students. Pell is the largest source of federal financial support for postsecondary education for students who demonstrate the greatest need. In addition to economic constraints, Pell Grant recipients are […]

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Purdue-Kaplan Venture Draws Scrutiny

As Purdue University’s acquisition of the for-profit institution Kaplan faces several upcoming regulatory hurdles, experts on higher education believe the new partnership could potentially create big changes for institutions, potentially establishing a new way nonprofit universities can address for-profit competitors, according to Inside Higher Ed. Many believe the Trump administration’s openness to alternative higher education […]

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