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UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center Adds Scholarships

The University of West Florida Military and Veterans Resource Center awarded scholarships to ten students at its fifth annual scholarship luncheon, held Thursday, July 21, 2016. The luncheon recognizes military veterans and dependents or family members of an active or retired military service member who are awarded the Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Michael Ferguson Scholarship, […]

USA Today: Clinton’s Costly College Plan

When not bashing Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton’s team has been trying to mend fences this week with Bernie Sanders’ backers. Team Clinton played up the progressive record of Clinton running-mate Tim Kaine and helped usher out Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz as Democratic Party chairwoman. But in many ways, these actions are just window dressing. The […]

DOE to Cut Student Aid to For-Profit Medtech

The Education Department will cut off federal student financial aid July 31 to three for-profit medical education campuses, saying the schools exaggerated their job placement rates. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Education into Medtech Colleges, a for-profit medical institute that has campuses across the USA, found three campuses in Falls Church, Va., Silver […]

Bill (and Hillary) Clinton’s For-Profit College Problem

I’m against for-profit schooling. It’s possible for a school designed to make a profit to offer its students a quality education, but the lure of the almighty dollar makes the urge to recruit students who don’t have the qualifications to benefit from the school and to scrimp on staff and supplies, because every dollar you […]

Anne Holton, Kaine’s wife, Resigns as Virginia Education Secretary

Vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine’s wife has resigned her post as Virginia’s education secretary — just as Kaine gets ready to formally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for vice president. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Anne Holton’s resignation on Tuesday. In a statement, the governor hailed Holton as a “tireless advocate” for students and “an […]

Cybersecurity Education: Focusing on the Future

By William Reid, LCDR, USN (Ret), Program Director, Cybersecurity, Coleman University Coleman University proudly salutes the military, both current service members and veterans. As one of the Military-Friendly Schools® in the U.S., we are in the top 15% nationwide that delivers the best experience for military students. At Coleman, our mission is to deliver relevant […]

US Naval War College Gets New President

By Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — The U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island is welcoming a new president. Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley became the college’s 56th president during a ceremony July 25 at the Newport campus. He succeeds Rear Adm. P. Gardner Howe III. Harley previously served as assistant deputy chief of naval […]

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CHEA Workshop: More Transparency Needed in Accreditation Process

Washington — Accreditors need to make their actions more transparent and better define their roles and responsibilities as assurers of quality in order to gain the public trust. That was one of the major takeaways from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation 2016 Summer Workshop held here recently. While the goals of transparency and clarity […]

Ohio Waives Vets’ Teaching License Fees

COLUMBUS, Ohio —The Ohio Department of Education has eliminated fees for teaching licenses for military veterans and for active-duty service members and their spouses. The department says in an announcement the change is to recognize the contributions of military families. Eligible veterans must have honorable discharges. Current service members from all branches of the U.S. […]

Therapy Dog Aids Vet, Spreads Cheer

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The minute Laura Diachenko hands Jack’s leash to Roger Wieland, they are off on their daily adventure at Cape Coral’s Gulf Coast Village. “Hi, Jack,” an employee says as the two amble down the hall. Jack — a miniature Australian shepherd — stops, gets a tap on the head and then […]

Water-Quality Intern Doubles as National Guardsman

It’s not quite a summer vacation for Guisel Marmolejo, as she is spending her summer days in a lab or searching area streams for water samples. Marmolejo, 24, is one of 31 college students to be accepted as interns at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. More than 150 students from 96 schools […]

2 Schools Get Grants for Veterans’ Education

CINCINNATI — Union Institute and University in Cincinnati has been awarded a $150,000 grant from an anonymous foundation that aims to help veterans earn their college degrees. The grant will continue to fund living allowance stipends for honorably discharged, Pell Grant-eligible veterans working toward their bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees at the school. Geri Maples, […]

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