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Why For-Profits Attract Low-Income Students

Richard Green graduated from high school 20 years ago, eager to get a college degree in computer science and launch a career. So when a recruiter from what was then DeVry Institute of Technology told him he could finish his bachelor’s degree in three years instead of four, he signed on.”You want to be something […]

Florida Partnership Supports Veterans

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Military.com and Veterans Florida announced today that they have joined forces to provide employment tools and resources for veterans and transitioning military members who want to live in Florida. Veterans Florida is a non-profit organization funded by the State of Florida to help promote the state as a […]

Alliance Delivers Online Education for Caregivers

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–USAA and PsychArmor Institute today unveiled a first-of-its-kind online “School for Military and Veteran Caregivers and Families.” This educational and proactive support program provides free educational content for military and veteran caregivers, who consist of family and friends who voluntarily care for wounded, ill or injured military service members or veterans. The courses in […]

Online Classes Will Incorporate Lessons in Teamwork

Most online courses are a solitary experience for learners. Students lack the ability to strike up an impromptu conversation about last week’s homework or compare notes with whoever’s sitting next to them in class. The absence of social interaction could be one reason behind high dropout rates in online classes. Instead their interactions are relegated […]

“Opportunity Knox” Helps Veterans Find Jobs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 3, 2016) — Where Opportunity Knox, a regional initiative to connect transitioning veterans and/or military spouses to jobs in the Greater Louisville Region, announced that it now is holding office hours at Fort Campbell, a U.S. Army installation located at the Kentucky-Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Ky., and Clarksville, Tenn. In partnership with […]

Peer Advisors Help Incoming Veterans

“I’m from Syracuse, but even coming to a new university and meeting people, it’s daunting. It can be overwhelming,” Brigandi says. “Coming to a new campus you have a lot of questions—classes, your benefits, where to go.” He then found a go-to resource: other student veterans. “When I first started I had to go out […]

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Making College Affordable: 8 Essential Reads

In the debate on Monday, Sept. 26, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listed “making college debt free,” as part of her plan to build the economy. She said, “I think building the middle class, investing in the middle class, making college debt-free so more young people can get their education, helping people refinance their debt […]

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Restoring Pell Grants After Collapse of For-Profits

RESTORING PELL GRANTS FOR STUDENTS AT COLLAPSED FOR-PROFITS: The demise of two massive for-profit college chains in the past two years — Corinthian Colleges and ITT Tech — has left tens of thousands of students having to start over their education. But while affected students may be entitled to cancel their federal loans and take […]

Top Army Officers Want Tuition Aid Expanded

The Army is looking at proposals to expand tuition assistance for active duty, Reserve and National Guard soldiers, particularly in the areas of licensing and credentialing not leading to academic degrees, the service’s top enlisted soldiers said Monday. “What we’re trying to figure out — what is that going to do to the cost and […]

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Charity “Watch List” Boosts Wounded Warrior’s Standing

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After eight months of scrutiny, the Wounded Warrior Project’s effort to rebuild its reputation in the nonprofit community got a big boost when a major charity watchdog group removed WWP from its watch list. Charity Navigator, known for its independent review of nonprofit’s across the country, added Wounded Warrior Project to its […]

Veterans Defend Georgetown Program

When an earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, Mark Henderson (COL ’17) jumped into action to help survivors. As an enlisted member of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army’s Global Response Force, Henderson and his fellow soldiers at Fort Brag, N.C., were deployed to aid civilians in the Caribbean country. “I was part […]

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New Data Released on Pell Grants

The U.S. Department of Education recently released a new report on participation in the Pell Grant program. The need-based program provides up to $5,815 annually in federal funds for college students. The new data shows that 35 percent of all dependent students in families nationwide received federal Pell Grants in the 2011-12 academic year. This […]

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