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DeVos Bows to Court on For-Profits Fraud Rule

WASHINGTON — The Education Department says it will no longer try to delay an Obama-era regulation that helped students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their loans forgiven. A federal court ruled last month that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision to delay the regulation, known as borrower defense, was unlawful and that the rule should go […]

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More Retirees Study, Live on Campuses

When Barbara Lane and her husband relocated to the Berkshires from New York City, they didn’t envision a traditional retirement. “Ed and I have never seen ourselves as they kind of people who will move down to the warm weather and play bridge and tennis for the rest of our lives,” Lane said. “That was […]

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Oregon Vice Provost Heralds Online Advances

Ask Carol Gering about her greatest successes as executive director of e-learning and distance education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and she’ll rattle off a half-dozen stories about students in seconds. Among them, a woman from Jordan who wants to open a fashion business in the Middle East and is taking UAF online classes […]

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A Jail Offers Help to Reintegrate Veterans

The McLennan County Jail has started a new program for our former troops. Creating Opportunity for Veterans through Education and Reintegration, or C.O.V.E.R as it’s called, is a program that seeks to help veteran inmates move toward the right path back into society. Inmates are selected for the program through an application process which includes […]

New Checklist Aims to Help Universities Improved Digital Offerings

Online learning is picking up speed in higher education as a college experience offering more flexibility and convenience for students and teachers alike, as well as opening doors to students who may not be able to attend classes on campus. However, not every online program may be up to par with traditional higher education offerings, […]

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5 Ways MOOC-Based Degrees Are Different

Online degrees are nothing new. Since the late 1990’s, a steady stream of online degree programs have entered the market, including many reputable options from top-tier schools. But in recent years a new type of online degree has emerged, born of partnerships between elite universities and the platforms that support MOOCs, such as Coursera, FutureLearn, […]

Stanford Student Interned with Military in Hawaii

The Hawaiian Islands are perhaps best known for their lush landscape, tropical climate and rich culture. But, as coterm Rachel Hirshman learned this summer, the islands also play an important role in the United States’ military operations. For nine weeks, Hirshman interned at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, a combatant command center near Honolulu that oversees […]

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What You Need to Know About Tuition Assistance

Did you know that you can earn a degree in the military without spending a penny of your own money and without using up any of your GI Bill benefits? Through a benefit called tuition assistance, or TA, active-duty service members can take classes in pursuit of a college degree on the military’s dime. TA […]

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Congressman Backs Reforms for Transition Program

Last week, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., announced he was backing a proposal to reform the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for members of the Armed Forces looking to move into the civilian workforce. Curbelo announced that he signing up as a cosponsor of U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen’s, D-Nev., to “The IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act.” […]

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Partners Launch Military Spouse Empowerment Zone

Unemployment and underemployment are two problems that military spouses often have to contend with as they support their significant other’s career. According to a report by the U.S. Chamber Foundation, 16 percent of military spouses face unemployment which is four times higher than the national average. The Hampton Roads Chamber, the Hampton Roads Workforce Council, […]

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Raising the Next Generation of Wargamers

My career in wargaming began by chance, not by design. Initially hired for my writing on national security and my Marine Corps background, I learned to be a wargamer on the job. With no prior wargaming experience, I was taught to combine my storytelling ability, my knowledge of the military, and my personal experience with […]

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Military Recruits Soldiers for War That Started Before They Were Born

Today, for the first time in history, a young American can enlist to fight in a US war that started before he or she was born. As the war in Afghanistan enters its 18th year and the US Army falls thousands short of its recruiting goals, the Pentagon is recognizing it has to do something […]

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