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Illinois Budget Impasse Could Cost Accreditations

CARBONDALE — The regional accrediting agency responsible for assuring the quality of colleges and universities, including Southern Illinois University, sent a letter this past week to the governor and legislative leaders warning them that there could be “accreditation consequences” if a budget deal is not reached in short order that provides adequate financial support for […]

Scholarship Will Help Military Spouse Advance

Megan Morris says she never wins anything. So imagine her surprise when she received a phone call this past week from Jenny Valderas, senior manager of family support services for Operation Homefront San Antonio, telling her she would be awarded a full online scholarship from Southern New Hampshire University on Friday evening in Tampa, Fla. […]

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Tuition Aid Portal Speeds Approvals

PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) — As part of the Navy’s transformation to a virtual service delivery model, the Navy College Program launched an update to the My Education portal June 27, significantly improving the Web Tuition Assistance approval process for Sailors taking off-duty education courses. “We’ve automated a major portion of the WebTA authorization process to […]

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W.Va. Business College Being Shut Down

WHEELING — “Unethical,” “irresponsible” and “harmful” are words state Council for Community and Technical College Education Chancellor Sarah Tucker used to describe actions she said West Virginia Business College is taking to convince students the institution will remain open beyond Friday. Tucker, whose organization is tasked with overseeing West Virginia’s community and technical colleges, said […]

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Army to Harvard: Dream Come True

FRESNO, Calif. — Most people haven’t understood Richard Martinez III’s dreams. As a teenager, his friends asked why he wanted to throw his life away when he told them he planned to join the U.S. Army after high school. They couldn’t fathom why a stellar student and athlete who won top national awards for Academic […]

Students Getting Credit for Military Service

The upcoming July Fourth holiday is a time for patriotism and expressing our appreciation for our freedom – protected, of course, by the sacrifices of military service members.While we’ve covered topics related to service members paying for college, the Student Loan Ranger wanted to highlight a lesser-known education benefit: college credit for time served in […]

Not All of Us Have PTSD

After coming off a deployment to Afghanistan, I found myself interviewing for a new job. I’m a graduate student in clinical psychology, so it’s no surprise that the training director interviewing me was, himself, a psychologist. We exchanged pleasantries, I made some sort of joke about Boston traffic and we sat down to begin the […]

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Warrior Games Athletes Challenge Stereotypes

Editor’s Note: This article was written by Aaron LeMay, a Communication Chair for Roll Call Chicagoland and Recruiting Programs Specialist at Exelon Corporation, a Hirepurpose partner. RJ Anderson Jr. and Ryan Shannon are two veterans who have overcome a lot more than most. In November 2012, Anderson was serving in the Army as a helicopter […]

How Liberal Arts Education Helps Veterans

Balanced on the edge of an armchair in the basement of Vassar College’s student center, Eduardo de la Torre is explaining his senior thesis: an exploration of the social construction of technology. The soon-to-be graduate, bouncing on the heels of his grey suede sneakers, looks ready to spring out of his seat as he articulates […]

Duke Study: MOOCs Spur Emotional Growth

Millions of people around the world have enrolled in massive open online courses (MOOCs), attracted by their promise of low-cost education for career advancement or gaining knowledge. New research from Duke University has found that beyond new facts, MOOCs help individuals develop emotionally. The findings are described in an article published this week in EDUCAUSE […]

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Pennsylvania to Penalize Fake “Veterans”

HARRISBURG, Pa. — New penalties for people who misrepresent themselves as military veterans to get financial benefits are going into effect in Pennsylvania. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday signed into law a bill that punishes those who falsely claim to have served in the military or received military decorations to obtain money, property or […]

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Air Force Offers Tuition Aid for Civilian Ph.D. Candidates

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — Air Force officials recently approved tuition assistance funding for eligible Ph.D. candidates through the Civilian Tuition Assistance Program. Applications are due July 2, 2017 for academic programs this fall and need to include a strong justification statement explaining how the course work will benefit the Air Force mission. […]

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