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Lawmaker Offers Bill to Enhance Aid for Troops

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, introduced the Educational Development (ED) for Troops and Veterans Act, legislation to improve higher education opportunities for troops and military families. “We need to make it as easy as possible for Ohio service members to use the education […]

N.Y. Free Tuition Plan Fuels Wider Debate

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to give middle-class students free tuition at state colleges has touched off a broader debate about the cost of an education – and several alternative proposals. Senate Democrats on Monday offered their own plan for the nation’s largest public university system, with 440,000 students spread among […]

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N.Y. Speeds Licensing for Military Spouses

ALBANY, N.Y.— New York is making it easier for some military spouses to go to work after moving to the state. State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says the state is offering expedited licensing for professionals who hold an out-of-state professional license in certain fields. Military spouses who move because a husband or wife is transferred […]

Lawmaker Offers Bill on GI Benefits Transfer

EAGLE — Rep. Raul Labrador, R- Idaho, is pushing legislation that would turn a deep, tragic loss into something positive for military families across the country. On Thursday, the Congressman introduced the Shauna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act (H.R. 1112) to fix what he says is an oversight in current law regarding benefits […]

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Admiral’s Name Replaces Calhoun’s at Yale

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — After years of debate, Yale University has announced that it will change the name of a residential college that honors a 19th century alumnus and former U.S. vice president who was an ardent defender of slavery. Yale trustees said the Ivy League university is renaming Calhoun College after trailblazing computer scientist […]

Colorado Bill Would Give Vets Credit for Military Training

Any veteran seeking higher education at MSU Denver may find their degree load easier thanks to a new bill introduced into Colorado’s House of Representatives. House Bill 17-1004 seeks to direct Colorado’s Commission on Higher Education to draft a metric that would make it possible for military education and training to count toward academic credit. […]

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Bipartisan Reforms Possible in Higher Ed Bill

In Washington, it is not uncommon for both parties to agree that a federal program needs to be fixed—typically the debate starts over what good reform looks like. In higher education policy, however, there is the more unusual additional agreement on a few policy points over what common sense changes could be workable. The Higher […]

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Falwell Says He Will Lead Trump Higher Ed Task Force

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says he has been asked to lead a presidential task force on higher education reform. Falwell told The Associated Press he spoke with Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s senior strategist, on Tuesday about the role. He says the details of the task force are still being […]

Colleges Decry Travel Ban; Students Stuck Abroad

BOSTON — Dozens of U.S. colleges are opposing President Donald Trump’s sweeping travel ban that has left some students and professors stranded abroad. The presidents of several universities on Sunday issued scathing attacks of Trump’s executive order halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. Many said it is already disrupting research and academics for their scholars, […]

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Higher Ed Braces for Cuts Under Trump

Grinnell College last week began demolition to make way for a new $111.7 million complex dedicated to humanities and social sciences research and education. Scheduled to open in fall 2020, the new complex will house the school’s humanities, social studies and non-performing arts programs, while incorporating new technology into the humanities and social studies disciplines. […]

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Trump Names Heather Wilson to head Air Force

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has selected former Republican congresswoman Heather Wilson of New Mexico to be secretary of the Air Force. Wilson, an Air Force Academy graduate, served as an Air Force officer in Europe during the 1980s and was on the National Security Council staff under President George H.W. Bush during the fall […]

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R.I. Budget Includes Free-Tuition Cost

PROVIDENCE, R.I.— Gov. Gina Raimondo is preparing to release a budget proposal that will include cutting car taxes and providing two years of free tuition at public colleges. The Democrat’s spending plan for the 2018 fiscal year was to be delivered to the state legislature on January 19. It’s her third annual budget proposal since […]

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