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Section: Academics
Academics
College: Take One Online Course Per Term. It’s Free
CHICO — Chico State University students can now take one free online course each semester as part of a new California State University initiative. The university system announced earlier this month the launch of CSU Fully Online, which will allow undergraduate students at all 23 campuses to enroll in one free fully online course offered at another […]
July 19, 2018
Academics
Top 10 for Tuition Assistance
A Military Times analysis of fiscal 2017 data from the Defense and Homeland Security departments. Read More
July 19, 2018
Academics
University ‘Boot Camp’ Helps Active Military, Vet Transition
A two-week program exclusively for veterans and active-duty military members has returned for its second year on the University of Arizona campus to help transition vets into college life. Warrior-Scholar Project, which runs from July 13 through 29, is an independent organization that works with the UA to provide an “academic boot camp” that […]
July 17, 2018
Academics
Coast Guard Academy to Offer New Major in Cyber Systems
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is now offering an academic program in cyber systems, its first new major in a quarter century. The program beginning this fall reflects the maritime service’s evolution toward conducting operations in cyberspace as it does at sea and by air, said Capt. Lee Petty, chief of […]
July 17, 2018
Academics
Could New Policies Get More Military to Use Tuition Assistance?
One of the perks of serving in the military is being able to go to college on the Defense Department’s dime. But the number of service members taking advantage of this education benefit — often hailed as a key military recruitment and retention tool — has been declining in recent years, with all branches seeing […]
July 17, 2018
Academics
Major Colleges Dropping Essay Test as Barrier
The SAT and ACT essay tests began with fanfare in 2005, a bid to assess the writing chops of college-bound students under the pressure of a clock. Now, many colleges say time’s up for those exams. With a few notable exceptions, the consensus in higher education is that the tests are becoming an afterthought even […]
July 13, 2018
Academics
What Can an Academic Tell Soldiers?
It was near the end of the evening commander’s update briefing on 6 June 2010, and her audience included dozens of staff officers in various combat uniforms. Hundreds more joined via videoconference from the regional commands in Afghanistan and NATO bases around the world. ISAF commander General Stanley McChrystal sat solemn-faced at the hub of […]
July 13, 2018
Academics
DOD to Bar G.I. Bill Transfer for Long-Serving Troops
Starting next year, service members who have been in the military for more than 16 years will no longer be able to transfer GI Bill benefits to their dependents — a change to current Pentagon policy that’s garnered mixed reviews from military advocates. The Defense Department announced today it is instituting the 16-year cap, effective […]
July 13, 2018
Academics
Navy Changes Tuition Aid Policy
The U.S. Navy recently removed the fiscal year limit of 16 semester hours (or equivalent) and allowed Sailors to use tuition assistance (TA) up to the funding cap of $4,500. TA will continue to be paid up to the current DoD limits of $250 per semester hour, $166.67 per quarter hour, or $16.67 per clock […]
July 12, 2018
Academics
Is Army’s Command and General Staff College Barring Pregnant Officers?
Last year, several pregnant officers were informed upon arrival to CGSC that due to their physical state they would not be allowed to attend. School leadership informed one of us, Maj. Jenny Gunderson, that she could not start the course and would have to disenroll—but, they added if she were to come back next week […]
July 12, 2018
Academics
Army Unveils New 6-Point Fitness Test
The Army will roll out its long-planned update to its physical fitness test during the next two years, with a new six-event assessment that will dramatically improve the service’s ability to predict how a soldier will perform in combat, senior officials said Monday. By October 2020, the new test, dubbed the Army Combat Fitness Test, […]
July 12, 2018
Academics
Gulf War Veteran Grateful for Education in the Navy
MARTINSBURG–For two-tour Gulf War veteran Travis Bishop, the military was the best education he ever had and he recommends any branch to others, especially those who may need some structure. Bishop, who said he believes he was born to serve in the military, served in the United States Navy for six years–from 1989 to 1995– […]
July 10, 2018
Academics
How to Find Grants for College
Financial aid comes in several forms, and if you’re applying to college or have a child who is applying, you’ll end up needing to know at least something about all of them in order to get the maximum possible financial aid. Grants for school are one of the best forms of financial aid; not only […]
July 10, 2018
Academics
Military Steps Up Summer Recruitment Efforts
Zach Majeski always knew he wanted to enlist in one of the five branches of the U.S. military. Majeski, 17, of Springboro, joined a nuclear engineering program in the U.S. Navy months before he graduated from high school in May and became a sailor quickly following his graduation. “All the way up to the day […]
July 10, 2018
Academics
Leaders Study New Road Map for Transition
Questions about the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) are everywhere. When should military members go through the program? What exactly is taught in the program? More than 25 veteran and military service organizations attended a two-day TAP overview in Washington, D.C., to understand the new roadmap created for transitioning service members. Today’s TAP is completely different, […]
July 10, 2018
Academics
Army Guard Soldiers Will See Changes in Tuition Program
ARLINGTON, Va., July 6, 2018 — Changes to the Army National Guard’s Tuition Assistance Program are set to go into effect Aug. 5, allowing Army Guard members immediate access to benefits after they complete basic and advanced individual training. “Previously, until this policy change, soldiers had to complete AIT and then, when they came back to […]
July 10, 2018
Academics
Tech College Provides Options for Military Students
President John Kennedy stated, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” Fayetteville Technical Community College has long been a leader in providing education to military service members of Fort Bragg and surrounding communities. Since the founding of the college in 1961, there has been a special relationship with neighbors from the college’s military and […]
July 6, 2018
Academics
Active Military Can Get 50% Tuition Discount at Wayne State University
Active U.S. military members may now qualify for a 50 percent tuition discount through Wayne State University. The Active Military Student Discount is designed for members who are on active duty in any of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Reserves and National Guard. Service members who are admitted to Wayne State University (from […]
July 6, 2018
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