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FTC Slaps Marketer on the Wrist
Last week the Federal Trade Commission announced it had reach a proposed settlement with a Pittsburgh-based marketing company called Victory Media. Victory had drawn attention for websites and print magazines that deceptively pitched a large audience of military troops and veterans on Kaplan University and other for-profit colleges with poor records of serving students. The […]
Veterans
Princeton Opens Door to Transfers
Princeton University has reinstated a transfer admission process for undergraduate students, and transfer applications will start to be reviewed in the spring for entry in fall 2018. The program looks to enroll a small group of exceptionally well-prepared transfer students from a range of backgrounds. “We’re pleased to offer students the opportunity to transfer to […]
Policy
Maryland a Battleground in Fight against Transgender Ban
WASHINGTON — As legislative and court battles rage over the question of whether transgender people are fit to serve in the military, two service members with ties to Maryland are at the heart of the fight. Regan Kibby, a student at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brock […]
Veterans
School Owner Sentenced for $2.8 M Theft from Vets Program
TRENTON, N.J. —- The owner of a computer training center who stole $2.8 million from a program designed to help veterans find employment has been sentenced to two years in prison. Federal prosecutors say Elizabeth Honig also forfeited $1,274,154 and agreed to pay $2,831,455 in restitution. The 52-year-old Morganville resident had pleaded guilty in June […]
Academics
University Offers a $10,000 Online Degree: Discourages It for Freshmen
COMMERCE — In 2011, when Gov. Rick Perry urged Texas universities to find a way to offer degrees for less than $10,000, many in the higher education world scoffed. Texas A&M University-Commerce leapt into action. Within two years, the East Texas school had developed a program that allowed students to earn an online bachelor’s degree […]
Academics
Medical Program on Base Graduates Liberian Student
FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS – Pfc. Yardy Collins holds the distinction of being the first international student from Liberia to graduate from the preventive medicine specialist program at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston October 20. Collins, from Monrovia, joined the Liberian army because of his desire […]
Other News
DeVos Further Freezes Obama’s For-profit Fraud Protections
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is further delaying Obama-era protections for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, saying it needs more time to write new regulations. Tuesday’s announcement renewed criticism by Democrats and advocacy groups that the administration favors the interests of for-profit universities over students. The Education Department posted a notice in the Federal Register […]
Blogs/Opinion
Opting for Online Learning
A few weeks ago I ran across a Twitter post that read, “1998: Don’t get in strangers’ cars. Don’t meet people from Internet. 2017: Literally summon strangers from the Internet and get into their car.” So true, isn’t it? It’s astounding how technology can cause major shifts in behavior. What we will and won’t do, […]
Veterans
Memorial to Service Women Marks an Anniversary
ARLINGTON, Va. — Right next to Arlington National Cemetery, which draws about 4 million visitors a year, is a national memorial to military women. It draws about 200,000 visitors a year. The 33,000 square-foot (3,066 square-meter) memorial, known formally as the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this weekend […]
Academics
Many Afghan Military Trainees Going A.W.O.L. in U.S.
Nearly half of the foreign troops training in the U.S. who go absent without leave are from Afghanistan, a government watchdog report said Friday. Of the 352 foreign troops who were absent without leave since 2005 in the U.S., 152 were from Afghanistan, according to the report by the Office of the Special Inspector General […]
Veterans
Wounded Veteran Gets Loan Forgiveness and $62 K Tax Bill
BATH TOWNSHIP, Mich.— The I.R.S. is asking a wounded veteran from Michigan to pay $62,000 in income taxes on the federal government’s cancellation of his student loans. First Lt. Will Milzarski served two tours in Afghanistan that left him with a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and hearing loss. The federal government canceled $223,000 […]
Veterans
Ky. Community College in Position to Help Veterans Make Career Transition
Kristy Riddell is one semester shy of finishing her associate degree program in business with an accounting track. A single mother of three living in Paducah, Kentucky, Riddell has had her hands full with school and family obligations. “It’s a lot,” Riddell says with a laugh. “And that’s on top of coaching basketball and football […]
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