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Colleges Decry Travel Ban; Students Stuck Abroad

BOSTON — Dozens of U.S. colleges are opposing President Donald Trump’s sweeping travel ban that has left some students and professors stranded abroad. The presidents of several universities on Sunday issued scathing attacks of Trump’s executive order halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. Many said it is already disrupting research and academics for their scholars, […]

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Virginia School Joins Military Friendly List

(Charlottesville, Va.) – Piedmont Virginia Community College has been named a top 10 gold-level Military Friendly® School Award recipient in the community college category for 2017 and is the only community college in Virginia to make the top 10. In November 2016, Victory Media, originator of the family of Military Friendly® employment, entrepreneurship and education […]

College Celebrates Opening of Veterans Center

MARPLE>> Delaware County Community College (DCCC) student Nicholas Delloso of Clifton Heights seemed impressed with the brand-new Nazz Mariani Veterans Center at the school. “I’m already using the center a lot,” the Army veteran and current member of the National Guard said at the Center’s grand opening festivities this week. “The former meeting place for […]

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Veterans Fear Effects of Freeze on Hires

BECKLEY, W.Va. — President Donald Trump’s recently announced hiring freeze for federal employees will affect vacancies across West Virginia’s four Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, a fact that is worrying to some veterans who fear longer wait times. A government website advertising job vacancies within the VA lists 56 openings in West Virginia, including jobs for […]

New Bill Would Expand Pell Grants

Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, introduced the Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, a bill that would help students access training for the 5.5 million vacant jobs that are unfilled in part due to a shortage of qualified workers. The JOBS Act would close this “skills-gap” by expanding Pell Grant eligibility to cover high-quality and rigorous […]

Military Transition App Reaches 5,000 Downloads

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Military.com announced today that the Transition App, supported by Citi, now has been downloaded over 5,500 times since it was released in August 2016. The app, sponsored by Citi, is available for free on Google Play and in the Apple App store and provides a personalized approach to […]

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Transition Program Helps Army Save $900M

Unemployment Compensation for Soldiers leaving the Army during fiscal year 2016 dropped to the lowest amount recorded in 13 years. The Army ended the year at $172.8 million, according to the Department of Labor’s unemployment compensation report. Army expenditures had peaked in 2011, at $515 million. This is the first time expenditures dropped below $200 […]

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Senator Wants to Make College Attainable

AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine state senator says a pair of proposals she has authored will reduce the out-of-pocket cost of college and make it easier for students in the state to get their degrees. Sen. Rebecca Millett, Cape Elizabeth Democrat, has introduced a bill that would increase the minimum grant from the Maine State […]

Lawmakers Question Cost of Cuomo’s Free-Tuition Plan

ALBANY, N.Y. —State lawmakers have questioned the price tag of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make college tuition free for middle class students, suggesting the true cost of the proposal could be far higher. The proposal has won the Democratic governor national attention and applause from education advocates, but lawmakers said during a budget hearing […]

Who Benefits from Early Access to Aid?

New data from the Department of Education suggests that Obama administration efforts to improve the process of applying for financial aid are beginning to take hold. This fall, for the first time ever, students were able to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) months earlier – using 2015 tax returns, rather than […]

Universities Assess Role in Meeting Skills Gap

The Chronicle of Higher Education profiles the mad dash from colleges and universities to realign their academic offerings with workforce development needs, which companies suggest are not being filled because institutions are lacking focus on skill development. Pennsylvania higher education officials note that while 43% of working adults hold a higher education credential, an assessment […]

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Ex-Marine Helps Fellow Vets Start Businesses

NEW ORLEANS — For close to a decade, Robert Armbruster woke up and put on the U.S. Marine Corps uniform. The uniform was more than cloth and thread — it was a visual reminder that he was a part of a mission larger than himself. Armbruster, a captain with the 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines in […]

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