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Transgender Ban — A Veteran’s Perspective

On Wednesday July 26, 2017 at 8:55 a.m., President Trump sent shock waves across the nation when he tweeted, “The United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the […]

Transcript: The DeVos/AP Interview

A transcript of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ interview with The Associated Press, conducted last Wednesday in her office: AP: President Trump has talked a lot about undoing some of the Obama legacy. When it comes to education can you talk to us about the areas where you think you’ve been successful in this regard? What […]

Change Methods to Engage Online Learners

Teaching online is a unique experience for faculty and students. Although I love the online environment for some courses, it does present its own challenges. One of those challenges is how to engage online students in activities that push them to go beyond simply reading, interpreting, and interacting. After all, the idea (in most cases) […]

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Federal Program Opens Path to Technology Industry

Plunging his hand into an opened computer chassis, Vichon Ward sorted through a mess of colorful cables, fans and motherboards. The 28-year-old served eight years as a mechanic in the Air Force, repairing massive jet engines at military bases around the world — but before starting a tech training course here last month, he had […]

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Texas A&M Joins Program to Ease Transitions

Texas A&M has joined a growing roster of universities taking part in a nonprofit’s mission to ease the transition for U.S. veterans moving from the military to college. The Warrior-Scholar Project helps enlisted service members develop the necessary skills to complete a four-year university program. The main areas of focus include academic writing and reading, […]

American Legion, Collegerecon Create College Selection Tool

The American Legion and CollegeRecon today launched a new web page, www.legion.org/collegerecon, that provides resources to help college-bound veterans find the right school. The page is a joint effort between the Legion and CollegeRecon.com, a website created to connect current and former military personnel with more than 3,000 not-for-profit colleges and universities across the country. […]

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Princeton Open to Transfers, Welcomes Military Applicants

The University will make its transfer application available early in the fall of this year, according to its undergraduate admissions website. Transfer students will be admitted to the University for the first time in 28 years starting in Fall 2018. The transfer program looks to enroll a “small group of exceptionally well-prepared transfer students from […]

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Purdue Plan for Online U. Approved

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has given Purdue University the OK to launch a new online school. The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier reports that the commission’s unanimous Thursday vote is the first of three major approvals that Purdue needs to start operating the online university. The online school would […]

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Crack Down on Debt

The cost of a college education is not only getting higher. It’s getting tougher, too. At least in Virginia. A Washington Post report indicates that an increasing number of students are being sent to collection agencies over delinquent tuition payments that would appear to be miniscule to the schools but much more substantial to the […]

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Maine Recruits Veterans to Ease Bus Driver Shortage

Veterans have a drive to serve, and the Maine Department of Education is hoping more will put that drive to use literally — behind the wheel of a yellow school bus, to help ease a severe bus driver shortage. “It made sense with their background,” said Rachel Paling, the department’s director of communications. “They oftentimes […]

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Navy Veteran: Online Program Best of Both Worlds

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Chase Kelly, a United States Navy veteran and graduating senior in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), thought attending Penn State World Campus meant that although he’d have the flexibility of an online education, he’d be missing out on the social interactions of a resident program. But as he […]

Denver University Hosts Veterans in Higher Education Summit

“Working together to serve Colorado veterans.” That was the message last Friday on the University of Denver campus as it played host to the seventh annual Veterans in Higher Education Summit. The event was organized by the Colorado Advisory Council on Military Education (CO-ACME), which represents local educators and military members committed to providing the […]

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