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Veterans
Wounded Warrior Scholarship Recipients to be Honored
Colorado Technical University will recognize Colorado’s 2017 Wounded Warrior Scholarship recipients during a ceremony Thursday at Garden of the Gods Club and Resort, 3320 Mesa Road, in Colorado Springs. There are 11 Colorado recipients of the Wounded Warrior Scholarship and 50 nationwide. For the past eight years, the university has recognized active duty military service […]
Veterans
“Troops to Teachers” Veteran Nominated for Teacher of the Year
CALLA Einchenberger of William S. Reyes Elementary School and Alvin Jesse Y. Borja of San Vicente Elementary School are among the nominees for this year’s Teacher of the Year Award. Einchenberger has been with the Public School System for seven years now. Her favorite quote is “Be the change you want to see in the […]
Veterans
Lord Fairfax College Eases Veteran’s Return After 25 Years
In times of unrest, we look to our men and women in uniform. When they come home, it’s Lord Fairfax Community College’s policy that their service is recognized. “They are allowed to register for classes early. We’re also academic advisors, and one of the other key areas for a veteran would be helping them use […]
Veterans
Indiana Wesleyan Offers Veterans Discount
Indiana Wesleyan University has announced that it will begin offering a tuition discount to veterans. Through this new initiative, IWU is extending a 10-percent tuition discount to veterans who have exhausted their Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, or veterans who are no longer eligible for those benefits. To be eligible for the tuition discount, veterans […]
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Report: Public College Grads in Trades Earn More
The for-profit college sector often markets itself as the most efficient route for students looking to use higher education to skill up and get a better paying job. But data released by the Department of Education Thursday indicates that these students are likely better off attending a public school. The mean salary of graduates of […]
Academics
Distance Learning Explodes at Private Schools
Several surveys and higher education experts have predicted the demise of small and liberal arts private schools, and with good reason. Considering the number of schools currently facing financial crisis and ongoing efforts from the federal Department of Education to regulate postgraduate outcomes which may run counter-cultural to school missions and majors, that these institutions […]
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21 Percent of Princeton Class Is Pell-Eligible
Princeton University now has one of the highest percentages of Pell-eligible students among the nation’s most selective colleges and universities, with 21 percent of the freshman Class of 2020 eligible for the federal grants that are awarded to low-income students. The percentage of Pell-eligible freshmen is triple that of the Class of 2008. Read More
Veterans
Student Veteran Preparing for Ph.D.
Within the classrooms and lecture halls of William & Mary sit a multitude of students from around the world with diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, all striving for the highest levels of educational achievement. Retired Air Force Col. Kurt Klingenberger, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, is no different. Among his assignments, Klingenberger served as […]
Veterans
Funding Helps Establish Veterans Center
The experiences gained by veterans turned students set them apart from Delaware’s more traditional college students. With the knowledge and the fact that more veterans are attending college to further their careers after service to their country, Delaware Technical Community College has made it a priority to give student veterans a resource center where they […]
Academics
Report: Veterans Disproportionately Affected by For-Profit Closings
When ITT Tech closed, many higher education reformers cheered. Poor performing for-profits and nonprofits had skated by for years, taking in billions in federal funds while delivering very little in the way of returns to their students. The decision by the Department of Education to revoke the authority of ITT Tech’s accreditor and then eventually […]
Academics
Law Schools Experiment with Online Learning
For John Sears, a third-year Juris Doctor candidate at the Wake Forest University School of Law, the teaching style in a course last fall titled “Professional Responsibility” differed from his other classes. Rather than taking notes during lectures, the 37-year-old watched videos, listened to podcasts and answered multiple-choice questions remotely. Read More
Academics
Coursera Embraces Netflix Model
This new subscription model for online learning could be a game-changer in online education. By financially incentivizing course completion, Coursera will likely boost the number of learners enrolling and completing programs in their courses and could be one step closer to realizing the original vision of MOOCS, once seen as poised to revolutionize the higher […]
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