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Veterans
Disabled Vet Uses Skills to Educate Students
COLORADO SPRINGS – Disabled Veteran Mike Madison is using his military experience to make a difference in student’s lives. After being injured overseas and retiring from the Air Force, he discovered a new calling. Four months ago, he purchased the 16-year-old Sylvan Learning Center in south Colorado Springs. Being a veteran-owned business, Madison plans to […]
Policy
Higher Ed Braces for Cuts Under Trump
Grinnell College last week began demolition to make way for a new $111.7 million complex dedicated to humanities and social sciences research and education. Scheduled to open in fall 2020, the new complex will house the school’s humanities, social studies and non-performing arts programs, while incorporating new technology into the humanities and social studies disciplines. […]
Veterans
Deal Signed for VA Archive in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio — Officials say the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ plan to put its national archives in Dayton was firmed up ahead of the new administration taking over in Washington. An agreement on the project was signed January 19 by officials involved, and outgoing VA Secretary Robert McDonald officially designated the Dayton VA Medical […]
Other News
VA Scholarship Cost Could Affect Other Funding
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs needs an increase of about $33 million next year for its college scholarship program for disabled veterans’ dependents. Because there will be limited additional money in the 2018 education budget, a significant increase in funding for Veterans Affairs means less new money for other higher education expenses. […]
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Utah Valley U Veteran’s Center Celebrates First Year
In the year since the official ribbon cutting of the Veteran Success Center at Utah Valley University, “a lot of learning has taken place,” according to the center’s director Sheldon Holgreen. That learning has helped nearly 600 veterans each semester since its opening. Although the ribbon cutting was not held until January 2016, the center […]
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Kansas Colleges Want to Offer $15,000 Degree
TOPEKA, Kan.— Kansas higher education leaders aren’t sure how they’ll meet Gov. Sam Brownback’s challenge to provide a way to earn certain bachelor’s degrees for no more than $15,000, but they’re willing to try. Brownback issued the challenge in his State of the State speech earlier this month and said he would award $1 million […]
Other News
President Paid $25 M to Settle Trump U Cases
SAN DIEGO — Two days before his inauguration as president of the United States, Donald Trump paid $25 million to settle three lawsuits against his now-defunct Trump University, signaling that a judge’s approval of a settlement agreement remains on track for March 30. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC paid the money into escrow ahead of the […]
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Higher Ed Leaders Voice Concerns for Trump Era
Last November, a group of higher education professionals sat around a small conference room table with a few reporters to discuss the state of the higher education industry. Gathering just nine days after Election Day during the TIAA Institute Higher Education Leadership Conference in New York City, most were visibly concerned about the future under […]
Policy
Trump Names Heather Wilson to head Air Force
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has selected former Republican congresswoman Heather Wilson of New Mexico to be secretary of the Air Force. Wilson, an Air Force Academy graduate, served as an Air Force officer in Europe during the 1980s and was on the National Security Council staff under President George H.W. Bush during the fall […]
Policy
R.I. Budget Includes Free-Tuition Cost
PROVIDENCE, R.I.— Gov. Gina Raimondo is preparing to release a budget proposal that will include cutting car taxes and providing two years of free tuition at public colleges. The Democrat’s spending plan for the 2018 fiscal year was to be delivered to the state legislature on January 19. It’s her third annual budget proposal since […]
Academics
2+2 Plans Let Students Complete Bachelor’s Online
For Nathan Legleiter, a Kansas resident who works as a compliance analyst at a bank, community college was just the first step of a post-secondary education. Legleiter went straight into the workforce after high school. He didn’t decide until years later to pursue his associate degree primarily online at Barton Community College in Great Bend, […]
Other News
State Suing Largest Student Loan Firm
SEATTLE — Washington state is suing the nation’s largest student loan company, joining the federal government and the state of Illinois in alleging unfair and deceptive practices with lending and debt collection. Attorney General Bob Ferguson says Navient Corp., which was spun off from Sallie Mae Bank, made subprime, predatory loans to students attending for-profit […]
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