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Prosecutors Urge Court-Martial for Midshipman in Drug Case

WASHINGTON — Military prosecutors recommended a court-martial on Wednesday for a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman who is accused of distributing drugs to fellow midshipmen after he acquired them on the dark web, where people search for drugs through secret web browsers and buy them using encrypted channels, code names and virtual currencies. Midshipman Zachery Williams […]

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DeVos Rules Would Cut $13B in Student Loan Relief

Students who are defrauded by their schools would have a harder time getting their federal loans erased under new rules proposed by the Trump administration Wednesday. The proposal, which aims to replace a set of Obama-era rules that were never implemented, drew applause from the for-profit industry but sharp criticism from advocacy groups that represent […]

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Military Education Approaching a Fork in the Road

What is the purpose of military education, and how should it be delivered? These questions are being posed with increasing urgency on both sides of the Atlantic. The incessant pace of technological change, a renewal of serious great power competition, and persistent political pressure to decrease military budgets have all contributed to a sense that […]

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Students Weigh Options as Philadelphia Art Institute Closes

As a little girl, Mykaela Valentin would go into the attic of her Fox Chase home and sneak into an old chest that held her dad’s collection of comic books. She recalled falling in love with the work of the late Michael Turner — a comic book artist known for his style of drawing female characters […]

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Competency-Based Education Becomes a Model

Last week, Kate Ferrel, the Executive Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs.at Nicolet College introduced Governor Scott Walker to a concept named “Nicolet My Way” during a visit to the welding lab. The effort involves a new, flexible learning model for Nicolet College students. The Dean of Trade, Industry and Apprenticeships, Jeff Labs explains […]

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Disabled Vets May Be Eligible for Student Loan Write-Off

The Departments of Education and Veterans Affairs (VA) have teamed up to notify veterans with severe disabilities that they may be eligible to have their federal student loans discharged tax-free. If you have a permanent and total disability from the VA or DOD, or are considered unemployable by the VA due to your service-connected disability, you may qualify […]

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Report: Online Programs Chasing Revenue

Although they may not see it that way, officers in charge of digital learning at colleges and universities have been spilling secrets – telling us what they and their schools really value in their online and digital courses and programs. As reported in Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE2) by Quality Matters and Eduventures/Encoura, when […]

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Income Sharing: Study Now, Pay Later

MONTPELIER, Vt. — As more students balk at the debt loads they face after graduation, some colleges are offering an alternative: We’ll pay your tuition if you offer us a percentage of your future salary. Norwich University announced this week that it will become the latest school to offer this type of contract, known as […]

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Summer College Enrollment Up with Pell Grants

Federal financial aid changes are producing significant enrollment increases in summer classes at many California colleges and raising hopes that students will be graduating faster as a result. Cal State Los Angeles, for example, has experienced nearly a doubling of its summer school population to about 5,900. Officials attribute most of that growth to the […]

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Third-Generation Legacy Graduates War College

CARLISLE, Pa. – Col. William Mellard “Bill” Connor V of Orangeburg will make legacy history at the U.S. Army War College later this week when he becomes a third-generation graduate of the storied institution and a distinguished honor graduate. Connor’s family is not the first legacy family, but one of very few in the college’s […]

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Authorities Targeting Sham Veteran Charities

Federal and state authorities have put sham veteran charities on notice. “I’m here to warn scam artists: Watch out. We’re investigating complaints. We will track you down, and in partnerships with our [state] attorneys general, we will shut you down,” said John Wobensmith, Maryland Secretary of State, during a news conference announcing the initiative that […]

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Dream Center Exec Spreads Blame for Closings

The large number of California students who attended for-profit colleges at the time of their closure suggests many more may be eligible for student loan debt relief than have applied under the federal government’s current policy, an EdSource analysis shows. The process for student borrowers to cancel their federal education loan debts was created amid a […]

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