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Fitness App Reveals Too Much About Military

A heat map published on the Internet by fitness tracking company Strava may have been inadvertently giving away sensitive secrets. An Australian student used the service to reveal the locations and activities of soldiers at U.S. military bases. Twenty-year-old university student Nathan Ruser stumbled across the map on a blog and was inspired to look […]

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Duckworth Elaborates on Criticism of Trump

Doubling down on criticism of President Donald Trump as a “five-deferment draft dodger,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., rebuked President Trump’s partisan attacks on Democrats’ supposed lack of interest in supporting the military vs. DACA and Dreamer protections if illegal immigrants. “He was elected, rightfully, to be president of the United States, [but] I don’t think […]

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Debt Trap

An article published in the Washington Post earlier this week by Robert Gebelhoff made some interesting and valid points on the worsening student default situation. Nevertheless, Gebelhoff failed to recognize one of the fundamental drivers of this mounting student debt problem. Tuition, in real terms, has more than tripled in recent decades. The average rate […]

Companies Give Back to Veterans

By definition, large corporations are primarily focused on the bottom line. But some companies manage to keep their eye on the balance sheet and still give back to veterans. PepsiCo has a long legacy of military hiring and supporting programs for veterans and their families, among other things offering an employee resource group called VALOR […]

Healthcare: Another Way to Serve

Careers in healthcare offer ways for veterans to continue a lifestyle of serving their communities. When choosing to join America’s military, men and women make a purposeful choice to place themselves at risk for a high calling: service to their countrymen. It seems a logical fit, then, that many former servicemen and women seek careers […]

Check the Student Reviews of Online Courses

Testimonials are ubiquitous: on marketplaces like Amazon, on product pages and on social media. Writing testimonials is also big business, and fake testimonials abound on the internet. Yet, they can be a valuable source of information, especially when choosing an online degree program to meet your professional needs. Student reviews can answer questions about interaction […]

“Operation Proper Exit” Guides Wounded, Gold Star Families

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait—Operation Proper Exit, an initiative of the Troops First Foundation, was facilitated by the 35th Infantry Division along with U.S. Army Central Command during its journey through Camps Arifjan and Buehring, while en route through the Middle East in early December. Operation Proper Exit is a driving force for wounded warriors and Gold […]

Strayer Teams with Iconic Coach on Performance

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Strayer University, a national leader in innovative educational programs for working adults, has partnered with four-time NASCAR and three-time pro football champion, and renowned leader, Joe Gibbs, on the launch of the Joe Gibbs Performance Management program. The new program will provide courses that focus on improving employee performance. “I’ve been blessed with the […]

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New G.I. Bill Could Lead to Surge in Enrollment

GW and other private universities could soon see a surge in veteran enrollment thanks to a new benefit bill set to fully go into effect this summer. The Forever G.I. Bill, or Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, offers new benefits like expanded tuition support and eliminates the time limit for veterans to use […]

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Fort Hood Education Services Aid Transitioning Soldiers

As the Department of Defense’s largest education center, Fort Hood’s 22,000-square-foot cloud technology-equipped facilities serve as a military community portal for higher education and transitioning Soldiers. “The most important thing, from the Army standpoint, is that we contribute to the intellectual capacity of our Soldiers and we add to the professionalism and the full capability […]

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Good Business

Why Hiring Veterans is Good Business. Leaving the military was scary. After years of physical training, skills development and frequent relocation… military service had become my “normal.” Those were some of the most challenging and rewarding years of my life. When I decided to return to the civilian world, it was nothing less than a […]

Wash U Law Offers 2 Online Master’s with 2U

Imagine you run a university. You know from the data that more students want online programs, particularly when it comes to graduate degrees they can pursue alongside full-time employment. And yet your university specializes in brick-and-mortar higher education. It’s what you do. It’s who you are. Sure, you might have experimented with online learning using […]

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