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Chicago Coding Camp Accepts G.I. Bill

Chicago veterans looking to use their GI Bill benefits now have the option of attending coding camp for little to no cost. Code Platoon, a Chicago-based nonprofit that trains veterans in web development, became the state’s first coding academy approved by the Department of Veteran Affairs to accept the GI Bill earlier this year. Its […]

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Active Military Can Get 50% Tuition Discount at Wayne State University

Active U.S. military members may now qualify for a 50 percent tuition discount through Wayne State University. The Active Military Student Discount is designed for members who are on active duty in any of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Reserves and National Guard. Service members who are admitted to Wayne State University (from […]

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Transitioning: Military to Medicine

At 23 years-old, Christopher Bell had convinced himself he was on the right path. He was a young, up-and-coming financial manager who spent his free time bodybuilding. The combination of fitness and financial success seemed more than enough to keep him motivated. But one day, as Bell sat through yet another monotonous meeting at his […]

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DeVos Agenda: Easing Regulation of For-Profits

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is expected to take new steps as early as this week toward reversing Obama-era protections for students in debt to for-profit schools, including those that go out of business. It’s the latest in a broader effort by DeVos to recast the mission of her department and to relax safeguards […]

Veteran Seeks to Reinvent the Path to Salaried Careers

Felix W. Ortiz III, 34, is a U.S. Army veteran who is working to reinvent the process of employment for salaried positions, especially in the tech sector, by focusing on skills rather than degrees. Working with companies, colleges and candidates, the social enterprise he leads as CEO and founder, Viridis Learning, Inc., has built a […]

3 For-Profit College Campuses in N.C. to Close

DURHAM, N.C. — For-profit colleges are expected to shut down three campuses in North Carolina cities before the end of the year. Email obtained by The News & Observer of Raleigh show that Dream Center Education Holdings this week notified University of North Carolina officials the company will close the locations that enroll 3,000 students. […]

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National Guard, Veterans Benefit Under Maine’s New Law

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine National Guard members will qualify for new tuition benefits and veterans can receive temporary financial assistance under a new law. The law allows Maine National Guard personnel to receive a tuition benefit at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and private, nonprofit post-secondary educational institutions that opt in. Previously, personnel could only […]

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Navy Vet Killed By Campus Police Had Concealed Gun Permit

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Navy veteran who was fatally shot by Portland State University campus police during a fight outside a bar had a permit to carry a concealed handgun, a news organization reported. Sgt. Brent Laizure, a spokesman for the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, told Oregon Public Broadcasting that Jason Erik Washington had a […]

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Military Spouse Wins Congressional Primary

Tatiana Matta, a Democrat candidate in California’s 23rd Congressional District, near Los Angeles, has won the primary election. She will be running against Republican incumbent Kevin McCarthy in November. Why is this significant? There are numerous mid-term elections this year and they all play a role in determining how Congress will work together (or not) […]

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Congress Weighs New G.I. Bill Protections

BIPARTISAN PUSH TO ADD GI BILL PROTECTIONS: Congress passed a law last year dubbed the “Forever GI Bill” that expands the popular Post-9/11 GI Bill in several ways. Most notably, it immediately lifted the 15-year time limit to use the benefit for new enlistees. Many of the other expansions roll out Aug. 1, including one […]

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West Point Gets 1st Black Superintendent

WEST POINT, N.Y.— Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, a 1983 U.S. Military Academy graduate who has held high-ranking Army posts in Europe and Asia, will become the first black officer to command West Point in its 216-year history, academy officials announced Friday. Williams will assume command as the academy’s 60th superintendent during a ceremony Monday […]

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Military Education

Is the dawn of artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons resulting in a new revolution in military affairs? That’s the question posed by a recent article by Frank Hoffman. As with previous such revolutions, technology is not the sole determinant of large shifts in the way military organizations successfully conduct operations. Development of new organizations and […]

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