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3 Nontraditional Ways to Get a Bachelor’s Degree

In 2013, 20-year-old Carmel Wright, who had worked as a nanny and tutor after graduating from high school, was ready to consider college. Then she mysteriously lost the use of her right leg. What turned out to be an unusual muscle-bone condition set her on a yearlong path of treatment in Sacramento, Calif., where she […]

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Transition Requires New Skills

Most service members agree that transitioning from the military into civilian life requires a new set of skills regardless of rank or the number of years served. Whether you plan to seek employment, attend an institution of higher education, obtain a credential or start a business, the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) curriculum, Transition Goals, Plans, […]

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5 Tips for Women in Transition

According to Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for women veterans continues to drop. Evidently, more women veterans are entering and persevering in the workforce. Programs geared towards post-911 female veterans have been instrumental in helping them transition into new jobs and stay off the streets. Women veterans are the fastest growing group in the […]

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Van Uses Technology to Promote Benefits

ELKO – Want to know more about veteran benefits? Follow new Veterans Resource Center mobile outreach vehicle to their offices at Great Basin College. The vehicle is styled with a colorful vinyl wrap featuring two Great Basin College student veterans and college president Joyce Helens and a digital screen that can be customized with messages […]

Education Department Overstated Endorsements for Accreditor

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OVERSTATED ENDORSEMENTS OF FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE ACCREDITOR: The Trump administration’s recommendation last week to continue the federal approval of a controversial accreditor of for-profit colleges cited endorsements by peer accreditors that those organizations never made. Read more

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Changes Planned for College Scorecard

The U.S. Department of Education is planning to add a lot more data to its College Scorecard, the online database of information about two- and four-year colleges and universities. It has been heavily criticized for lacking information on the earnings and debt for college students. Users can look up individual institutions to find details on […]

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Students Struggle as Glitch Holds Up GI Bill Payments

If Jane Wiley and her husband, Ryan Wiley, both discharged from the Marines, don’t receive the housing allowance they get through the GI Bill by Nov. 1, she expects that they will run out of money for food and rent. They will also have to stop attending school if they can’t afford child care for […]

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Comcast Launches Internet Service for Low-Income Vets

Comcast has launched an internet service program for low-income veterans across the United States. The initiative was announced Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with the help of Olympic idol Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Paralympic gold medalist Rico Roman, who is a Purple Heart recipient. Comcast – the parent company of NBCUniversal – is expanding its Internet Essentials […]

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DOD: How to Access Verification of Experience

The VMET (Verification of Military Experience and Training), or DD Form 2586, documents and verifies service member military experience and training. Therefore, it is useful when you are considering civilian occupations related to your military service, as well as in translating military terminology and training into civilian terms. The VMET form is available to all […]

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Job Fair at Fort Gordon Attracts 70-Plus Employers

FORT GORDON, GA – Georgia’s unemployment rate has steadily declined over the past year. A free hiring event at Fort Gordon aims to keep those numbers down. “This is really different. I actually have to decide what I’m going to wear every day,” said Col. Rodney Lightfoot, Army Colonel and the Deputy Commander for 7th […]

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Marine Corps Sets Goal to Scrub Gender Bias from Documents

The most male-dominated military service in the Department of Defense has embarked on an ambitious initiative to strip unnecessary masculine pronouns and other indicators of gender bias out of its foundational publications within the next 24 months. The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Glenn Walters, told members of the Defense Advisory Committee on […]

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Lander U. Offers Discounted to Tuition to Active Military, Guard

According to College Consensus, a website that ranks universities, Lander University is the 15th best public college in the nation for veterans. Starting in 2019, veterans will find it more affordable as well. Beginning Nov. 1, incoming students who are members of the South Carolina National Guard, U.S. military, and their family members can apply […]

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