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Section: Academics
Academics
Champlain Offers Discounts to Boost Online Enrollment
Champlain College will slash tuition by half for online undergraduate degrees and certifications in an effort to boost digital enrollment. Starting this fall, the cost for online learning will be $318 per credit, college president Donald Laackman announced at a press conference Tuesday. Many adults have the ambition to earn a post-secondary degree, Laackman said, […]
April 13, 2018
Academics
U.S. Military Suspends Parachute Training after Fall in Tokyo
Local authorities lodged a protest Wednesday with the central government and the U.S. military after a U.S. Air Force member’s parachute fell onto the grounds of a school near Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo the day before. “It could have been a life-threatening incident” and was extremely regrettable, Shin Namiki, mayor of the city […]
April 12, 2018
Academics
National Guard Invites Educators for Black Hawk Flights
The Kansas Army National Guard invited Topeka educators and community leaders for a Black Hawk Helicopter fight over pastures, plains and sparkling Perry Lake. It isn’t a military mission, but a mission of education. “We just want to get out story out there about the Kansas Army National Guard and what we do,” said Executive […]
April 12, 2018
Academics
College Leaders Demo Online Learning at Military Conference
CCME is an active proponent for the professional development of those serving in the military education community by providing a forum for exchange of information on educational programs, strategies and innovation among its members and associated partners. The association is composed of military educators and civilian educators with a mission to promote and provide educational […]
April 12, 2018
Academics
U.S., U.K. Troops Join for Special War Exercises at Fort Bragg
For the past several weeks, thousands of troops have been waging an invisible war centered around Fort Bragg. And none of them have fired a shot. The warfighting exercise currently underway — the training is set to end Wednesday — involves conventional, special operations and foreign forces operating in a largely virtual environment. Read More
April 12, 2018
Academics
DOD Students Rank High on Standardized Tests
The latest national test results show that U.S. military students are right up there with academic powerhouse Massachusetts. Scores from the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress exams were released Tuesday, and the Department of Defense Education Activity held its own against the state that traditionally outperforms the nation in student assessments. In fact, DODEA […]
April 12, 2018
Academics
2,000 Back Education Savings Accounts for Military Families
More than 2,000 military veterans, spouses, and other family members have signed a letter in support of a bill creating federally funded education savings accounts for military families to provide more choices and flexibility in schooling the children of those in the armed forces. The signers “are writing to express our strong support for the […]
April 12, 2018
Academics
Efforts Aim to Ease Burden of Military Spouses
When Corinne Walker – then Corinne Corto – moved to Wilmington to pursue her MBA, she thought she’d get her degree and move on to wherever the best employment opportunities presented themselves. Instead, the Erie, Pennsylvania, native ended up meeting her future husband, Jesse, and after studying abroad opted to stay in the Cape Fear […]
April 10, 2018
Academics
Q&A with VA Undersecretary: Educational Opportunities
Curtis (Curt) L. Coy was appointed to be the first Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on May 9, 2011. In this role, Mr. Coy oversees all education benefits (GI Bill), vocational rehabilitation and employment for wounded warriors and disabled Veterans, loan guaranty service (VA […]
April 10, 2018
Academics
Healthcare Careers: Another Way to Serve
When choosing to join America’s military, men and women make a purposeful choice to place themselves at risk for a high calling: service to their countrymen. It seems a logical fit, then, that many former servicemen and women seek careers in industries that also have this key element of service when they move on from […]
April 10, 2018
Academics
Kansas Governor Signs Tuition Aid Bill for National Guard
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer says a bill he signed into law today is an investment in those who serve. At a ceremony in Topeka, Colyer signed a bill adjusting the state’s college tuition assistance program for active National Guard members. The bill is designed to allow soldiers in the Guard to earn up to 15 […]
April 6, 2018
Academics
Berkeley Offers Most Popular Data Course Online for Free
Do you need to update your skills? UC Berkeley has a deal that’s tough to beat. California’s flagship public university is taking its most popular on campus class, Foundations of Data Science, and offering it online for free. You access the class through the campus’s online education hub, edX. The Public Affairs Office says the […]
April 6, 2018
Academics
Spratt Education Center Schools Military Members
Participating in passionate research projects, engaging with the newest field information available and eventually crossing a stage to accept a specialized diploma — for many around the world, including military members, college is an aspiration they hope someday to achieve. Spratt Education Center professionals assigned to the 20th Force Support Squadron want to help make this […]
April 6, 2018
Academics
Millennials, Generation Z Dominate Enlistments for Financial Prospects
Serving in the military has been changed and molded throughout the different climates of the United States. The mentality, culture and shape of the military has changed as each generation takes its turn in serving the county. Now, the younger generations are taking their turn in shaping the present and future of the United States […]
April 6, 2018
Academics
Why No One Finishes Online Courses
In 2015, we learned that the global market for online learning reached $107-billion, a number that got the attention of thousands of educators and entrepreneurs. Just two years later, in 2017, this market has grown to reach an enormous $255-billion. This represents 238% growth—a growth rate that has some industries drooling with envy. Yet, as thousands of […]
April 5, 2018
Academics
Coast Guard Schedules Public Drill Reviews
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The Coast Guard Academy has announced the dates of six regimental reviews that are open to the public. Bleachers with a view of the parade field in New London are available for viewing of the drills performed by the Corps of Cadets. The academy says the marches recognize military heritage and […]
April 3, 2018
Academics
S.D. Will Give Active Military Tuition Discount
Active duty service members enrolled in distance courses offered by all six public universities in South Dakota will soon qualify for a reduced tuition rate. As approved this week by the South Dakota Board of Regents, the new rate effective beginning in the summer 2018 term. The new tuition rate is $250 per credit hour, […]
April 3, 2018
Academics
Naval Academy Expels Plebe for Slur
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The United States Naval Academy says it has dismissed a white midshipman for using a racial slur for African-Americans in online communications with other midshipmen. Jeff McFadden, an attorney for Midshipman 4th Class Ted Colter, tells The Capital the plebe was expelled Feb. 26 for unsatisfactory conduct and plans to appeal on […]
March 30, 2018
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