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Barber College Owner Gets 5 Years for GI Bill Fraud

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The co-owner of a Chesapeake barber college has been sentenced to more than five years in prison on charges he defrauded the Veterans Affairs Department out of more than $4.5 million. Media outlets report 45-year-old William E. Grobes IV pleaded guilty to the charges in November 2016. His wife, Katherine, pleaded guilty […]

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Prince Georges, Md., Veterans Share Experiences

Concerned active-duty military members, retired veterans, spouses and caregivers attended a recent Veterans Lives Matter open forum at the Prince George’s County Community College Feb. 23. Hosted by the Veterans Upward Bound program, a panel comprised of former and retired military members discussed various topics facing veterans including domestic violence, homelessness, education and entrepreneurship. Read […]

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Private Colleges Battle Cuomo Free Plan

Several of the region’s private colleges say Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for free state college would have a negative effect on their schools. WBFO’s Senior Reporter Eileen Buckley says members of the Medaille College community are being encouraged to write to state lawmakers to consider an increase for the Tuition Assistance Program instead of supporting […]

UNH Covering Full Tuition for 285 Students

Beginning fall semester of 2017, UNH will eliminate tuition costs for approximately 285 incoming first year students, according to UNH Today. According to UNH Media Relations Director Erika Mantz, this program, titled the Granite Guarantee, is overseen by the UNH Financial Aid Department and will pay the outstanding cost of tuition after merit scholarships and […]

Military Spouse Wins Scholarship

Jaymee McClain had almost given up on going back to college, feeling she would never be able to surmount the challenge of raising two kids on a single military paycheck. That changed in an instant on Thursday, when she was selected from 175 military spouses for a full-tuition scholarship to Southern New Hampshire University. Read […]

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Dependents Will Receive Scholarships and Loans

Dependents of veterans will receive college scholarships and student loan from several veteran organizations. These scholarship programs extend free college education amounting to thousands of dollars. One program gave student writers college scholarships as rewards for an Essay writing competition. Students in their senior year in high school could join a writing competition. The topic […]

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Tennessee Bill Will Aid Veterans’ Education

Legislation that will make it easier for veterans to determine how their military training can count as credit in Tennessee’s colleges and universities was approved by the Tennessee Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 1232, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville), also grants in-state tuition to anyone currently living in Tennessee who is using […]

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Paratrooper Adjusts to School Life

Dillon Mount is a 26-year-old accounting major from southern Utah who wears black rimmed glasses and casual clothes, and who seems like any other student that attends Colorado State University. But, he is not: He is usually in a uniform. When Mount was 18, he married his wife. When Mount was 19, he was deployed […]

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Education Center at Vance AFB Offers Guidance

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Airmen interested in anything to do with education need only visit the base’s education center. The center provides education, training, testing, career assistance and tuition assistance for all base personnel. The office’s mission is “To get airmen the education and the training that is required to do their jobs,” […]

Simpson U. Expands Services to Veterans

Simpson University, which opened a one-stop center geared toward veterans in November, is expanding its services to veterans, including a new work study program and an honor society chapter. The university also will host a visitation day March 17 for student veterans from College of the Siskiyous and Shasta, Butte, American River, Lassen and Yuba […]

Military Veteran Entrepreneurs Win Contest

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Four veteran entrepreneurs rose to the top to win the VetSmallBiz Growth Challenge, a unique business competition offered by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University. The VetSmallBiz Growth Challenge provides exposure to a distinguished judging panel and access to capital – $100,000 in total to be awarded, […]

Bipartisan Bill Could Help Pay Student Loans

New legislation would encourage employers to help their workers with student loan debt — to the tune of up to $5,250 a year. The bill, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last month, is referred to as the Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act, or House Resolution 795. It is currently in committee. […]

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