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UNC-Chapel Hill Accepts $20 M Challenge to Help Military Families

(Chapel Hill, N.C. – Oct. 7, 2017) – With the launch of “For All Kind: The Campaign for Carolina” on Oct. 6, 2017, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced a $20 million challenge in support of need-based aid for the children of service men and women. Running through October 2019, the […]

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Absurd Audit

A recent report from a federal auditor from the U.S. Department of Education grabbed headlines by proffering the opinion that Western Governors University should repay more than $700 million in Title IV aid received by the University via attending students. The report, titled “Western Governors University Was Not Eligible to Participate in the Title IV […]

Student Veterans to Mentor ROTC Cadets

The Skyhawk Veterans Association (SVA) and the UTM ROTC are partnering through a mentorship program to help both cadets and student veterans prepare for their futures. This program encourages ROTC cadets through their training and onto their commissioning into the United States Army to help younger members become involved with and learn as much as […]

Radford U. Gets $13.8 M Grant of Innovation Online

RADFORD — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Radford University a three-year, $13.8 million grant — the largest in the school’s history — to boost the training of specialized education in rural Appalachia. The grant was announced during President Brian Hemphill’s state of the university address in Bondurant Auditorium Friday. The money will go […]

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How the Draft Reshaped America

“Greeting: You are hereby ordered for induction in the Armed Forces of the United States.” In 1967, more than 300,000 American men opened envelopes with this statement inside. Few pieces of mail ever incited the same combination of panic, anticipation and resignation as a draft notice. The words struck terror in the hearts of many […]

Analysis: Plan to Gut For-Profit Protections for Vets

The Trump administration is moving to waive an ethics law that some senators say protects veterans from predatory for-profit colleges, and they are urging officials to change course and keep the protections in place. “Weakening conflict of interest regulations related to for-profit institutions is not only inadvisable, but will put our men and women in […]

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Purdue Disputes Claim Taxpayers Will Pay for Kaplan Deal

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – One of Purdue University President Mitch Daniels’ consistent selling points for the university’s pending acquisition of Kaplan University and its vast online reach has been the contention that it could be done without spending a dime of state taxpayers’ money. Purdue officials insist that’s still the case, even as some insist […]

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ROTC Teen Challenges Transgender Ban

A passion for patriotism has been a constant coursing through Dylan Kohere’s short life. When he was in the sixth grade, dreams of a military career started to crystallize. In high school, he weighed enlisting after graduation. The Mount Olive Township, N.J., native eventually decided the smartest path would be college and enrollment in the […]

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Army Increases Transition Efforts

WASHINGTON — The Army’s NCO Professional Development System will soon have a new line of effort to better prepare Soldiers once they decide to leave the service, senior leaders announced Tuesday. The system, which is an overhaul of the NCO Education System that began in 1973, now plans to push a greater emphasis on transition […]

VA Abruptly Drops Plan to Suspend Ethics Law

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs abruptly dropped plans Wednesday to suspend an ethics law barring employees from receiving benefits from for-profit colleges. The move comes after criticism from government watchdogs who warned of financial entanglements with private companies vying for millions in GI Bill tuition. In a statement to The Associated Press, the […]

To Protect Veterans, Keep The VA Ban On Employees Working With For-Profit Colleges

On Sept. 14, the Department of Veterans Affairs quietly announced that it will waive a common-sense ethics law for all of its employees. For over 50 years, the VA has prohibited employees from receiving payments or having other financial relationships with for-profit colleges that receive GI Bill funds. In announcing plans to scrap this ethics […]

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Rubio Demands Communist West Point Grad Pay Back Tuition

The U.S. Army should nullify unabashed communist 2nd Lt. Spenser Rapone’s military commission and require him to pay back his tuition costs, Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio requested in a Wednesday letter to acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. “I respectfully request the United States Army immediately nullify Rapone’s commission and pursue all available disciplinary options […]

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