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Veterans
Shulkin: VA Fixing Healthcare by Cutting Education
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin says the VA is “still in critical condition” despite efforts that predate his tenure to reduce wait times for medical appointments and expand opportunities to seek care in the private sector. In a “State of the VA” report on May 31, Shulkin, a physician, issued a blunt diagnosis: […]
Academics
The Online Revolution In Business Education — And How To Thrive With It
The ever-accelerating pace of online technology has completely changed the way we work, entertain ourselves, communicate and connect. And now it is revolutionizing the way we learn. Of course, digital technology in education, and in particular, business education is nothing new. The iTunesU platform and MOOCs – both of which we have embraced at HEC […]
Academics
Online University Offers Innovative Approach
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela Scott Pulsipher is the President of Western Governors University (WGU). WGU enrolls 4,000 new students per month. According to Pulsipher, WGU uses certain key metrics to ensure they are providing value and a return on investment for their […]
Academics
Alabama Giving Full Tuition for National Guard
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The state of Alabama is giving a new incentive for men and women to join the Alabama National Guard. SB315 passed during the 2017 legislative session and was signed last week by Gov. Kay Ivey. Part of the bill amends the Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program (ANGEAP) to cover the cost […]
Other News
Campus Service Assists Military and Post-Traditional Students
Eric Armstrong and Jeffrey Salmon understand the extra challenges that adult and non-traditional college students face – as well as the extra motivation that drives these students to work hard and succeed. Armstrong is the director and Salmon the assistant director of NIU’s Military and Post-Traditional Student Services (MPTSS), an office that Salmon says “aims […]
Veterans
When the GI Bill Won’t Stretch Far Enough
Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, veterans who serve at least 36 months of active duty are eligible for coverage of up to 36 months of college or career training. That’s enough for nine months of education every year for four years. Benefits also include a monthly housing allowance and $1,000 stipend for books and supplies. […]
Veterans
What it’s Like to Go from Iraq to Vassar
When Fernando Braga arrived at Vassar College for freshmen orientation, he immediately had second thoughts. Most of his new classmates were young and living on their own for the first time. But Braga, 34, had a wife and daughter and lived in a house off campus. He had also been to war. Read More
Blogs/Opinion
My Diversity Moment with the Military
Two weeks ago, I was in Arlington, Va., giving an Asian Pacific American Heritage Month speech at the national headquarters of the Army National Guard. Who else is mandated by law to celebrate diversity at the workplace like those within the federal government? But at the Army National Guard, it’s more than lip service because […]
Veterans
UA Transition Team Reunites Vietnam Vets With Tags
TUCSON, Ariz. — A program at the University of Arizona is helping to heal the wounds of a war that ended more than 40 years ago. The Arizona Daily Star reported that Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) has returned the first of some 2,300 dog tags to Vietnam War veterans it obtained after taking […]
Academics
Graduation Season Keeps Recruiters Busy
DECATUR, Ala. — Robert Maguire Pope was thrilled to receive his high school diploma at Hartselle High School recently, but he said it will pale in comparison to what awaited him Tuesday in Nashville. “Definitely holding up my hand being sworn in to the U.S. Army will be a much bigger deal,” the 18-year-old said. […]
Academics
MOOCs and the MBA Degree: Advantageous, Rather Than Threatening
When MOOCs — massive open online courses — first hit our headlines, they were billed as the beginning of the demise of traditional university degrees. Gone are the days when you would need to physically attend a classroom and pay tens of thousands of dollars for an MBA degree, some had claimed. However, today’s MOOCs […]
Other News
Veterans’ Groups Push for Better GI Bill
Veterans associations, such as the Student Veterans of America (SVA), American Legion, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), are working to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code, specifically regarding the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The associations want to revise the Post-9/11 GI Bill so that it benefits a wider […]
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