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Boot camps aid military students in adapting to college life

The University of Southern California held the second cohort of its Warrior-Scholar program this summer, an initiative designed to teach military members skills in studying, social adaptation and time management in college campus settings. Designed to simulate military learning models, the bootcamps immerse veterans in 16-hour training sessions on liberal arts, financial aid options and […]

Hassan takes on for-profit colleges that she says are deceptively targeting students, veterans

By KEVIN LANDRIGAN U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Maggie Hassan vowed if elected to stand up to federal regulations and crack down on for-profit universities targeting veterans with deceptive marketing so that these schools can maximize what they get in federal student loan support. “Maggie believes it is unacceptable that shady for-profit colleges and universities continue […]

Serving Military Active Duty, Veterans and Dependents

Fayetteville Technical Community College has a long history of providing educational programs to citizens of the community. Fort Bragg is one of those important communities that FTCC serves. FTCC has had an office at Fort Bragg and has provided high-quality vocational, technical and curriculum courses since 1970. FTCC’s purpose statement is as follows: “To improve […]

AMU, Phoenix top new analysis of military’s most popular TA, GI Bill colleges

Veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill leveled off in fiscal 2015, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, marking the first time the popular new benefit failed to increase its base by tens or hundreds of thousands of users over the prior year. Meanwhile, active-duty service members using military tuition assistance, or TA, fell by […]

Wounded Warrior Fellow Joins House Staff

The office of Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) announced today the addition of Wounded Warrior Fellow, Charles Jordan, to the district staff. Jordan, a U.S. Army combat veteran, will serve as a constituent services liaison in the Texarkana office. “With more than 700,000 constituents and 63,000 veterans in Texas’ 4th District, it’s critical that my staff […]

‘I Don’t Understand People Who Trash-Talk America,’ Clinton Tells Veterans

Presumptive Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton spoke at the VFW convention on Monday, July 25 at the Charlotte Convention Center. She told veterans that she deeply cared about problems affecting them and expressed her disappointment with the VA scandal. She also brought up the fact that her father was a veteran and that she has […]

UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center Adds Scholarships

The University of West Florida Military and Veterans Resource Center awarded scholarships to ten students at its fifth annual scholarship luncheon, held Thursday, July 21, 2016. The luncheon recognizes military veterans and dependents or family members of an active or retired military service member who are awarded the Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Michael Ferguson Scholarship, […]

USA Today: Clinton’s Costly College Plan

When not bashing Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton’s team has been trying to mend fences this week with Bernie Sanders’ backers. Team Clinton played up the progressive record of Clinton running-mate Tim Kaine and helped usher out Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz as Democratic Party chairwoman. But in many ways, these actions are just window dressing. The […]

DOE to Cut Student Aid to For-Profit Medtech

The Education Department will cut off federal student financial aid July 31 to three for-profit medical education campuses, saying the schools exaggerated their job placement rates. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Education into Medtech Colleges, a for-profit medical institute that has campuses across the USA, found three campuses in Falls Church, Va., Silver […]

Bill (and Hillary) Clinton’s For-Profit College Problem

I’m against for-profit schooling. It’s possible for a school designed to make a profit to offer its students a quality education, but the lure of the almighty dollar makes the urge to recruit students who don’t have the qualifications to benefit from the school and to scrimp on staff and supplies, because every dollar you […]

Anne Holton, Kaine’s wife, Resigns as Virginia Education Secretary

Vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine’s wife has resigned her post as Virginia’s education secretary — just as Kaine gets ready to formally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for vice president. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Anne Holton’s resignation on Tuesday. In a statement, the governor hailed Holton as a “tireless advocate” for students and “an […]

Cybersecurity Education: Focusing on the Future

By William Reid, LCDR, USN (Ret), Program Director, Cybersecurity, Coleman University Coleman University proudly salutes the military, both current service members and veterans. As one of the Military-Friendly Schools® in the U.S., we are in the top 15% nationwide that delivers the best experience for military students. At Coleman, our mission is to deliver relevant […]

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