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Section: Academics
Academics
Court Martial Possible in Naval Academy Drug Case
A drug investigation at the U.S. Naval Academy could result in a court-martial of a midshipman who is “a suspected distributor,” the academy’s superintendent said Monday. Vice Adm. Ted Carter gave an update on the investigation during a Board of Visitors meeting. Carter said in an interview during a break in the meeting that the […]
April 26, 2018
Academics
Leaders Cut Some Training and Requirements for Army
The Army is eliminating online training programs and a leave planning requirement as part of a broader push to reduce tasks that take away from time spent on combat readiness. Army Secretary Mark Esper ended three online mandates this month: media awareness, combatting trafficking in persons and the accident avoidance course. He also lifted several […]
April 26, 2018
Academics
Leaders Rethink Navy, Marine Corps Education
A clean sheet review of how the Navy educates sailors and Marines is now underway, with results expected to alter the way Department of the Navy training is conducted. The wide-ranging study is to explore how the Navy can upgrade its education methods in order to maintain a competitive edge at a time when adversaries are […]
April 26, 2018
Academics
Guide Will Help Train Social Workers on Military Families’ Needs
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and the Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a national not-for-profit philanthropic organization dedicated to improving the mental health care of veterans, have jointly published the Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Military Social Work for social work programs and educators. This comprehensive curricular guide will help educators prepare social workers […]
April 24, 2018
Academics
Virtual Symposium Focuses on Careers for Spouses
When officials with the Pentagon’s military spouse support office last year decided to hold a virtual spouse symposium last year they were hoping to get 500 participant over four days. Instead they had 3,500. Now they’re back at it hosting the symposium series for the second time May 21 to 24, determined to use the […]
April 24, 2018
Academics
Law That Student Drafted Will Help Deployed Military
Legislation Legislation written by a student at East Tennessee State University to protect military personnel attending higher education institutions across the state was recently signed into law by Governor Bill Haslam. Devon Waldroff of Kingsport wrote the bill last fall while participating in the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature (TISL). The new law permits students serving […]
April 24, 2018
Academics
Report: Teacher Fired for Anti-Military Rant Had Nude Pictures, Used Slurs
The workplace investigation into a fired El Rancho High history and government teacher uncovered nude images of women on his school computer, one of many inflammatory allegations made against Gregory Salcido. Following Salcido’s now-infamous anti-military rant, the El Rancho Unified School District opened an investigation which ultimately led the school board to fire him last […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
Trump to Address Naval Academy Grads
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — City officials in Maryland say President Donald Trump will give the commencement speech to the U.S. Naval Academy’s 2018 graduating class. Annapolis spokeswoman Susan O’Brien told news outlets Wednesday the city will be cooperating with the Secret Service to provide security for Trump’s visit. It will be his first time speaking to […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
Fort Hood College Fair Draws Soldiers
The lobby and halls of the Education Services Division were filled with rows of more than 60 different colleges, April 10 and 11, during the College Fair. The annual event is planned months in advance and begins with choosing the perfect date. “We discuss with command, to see what the best dates will be, so […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
Report Sheds Light on Educators’ Challenges for Innovation
A new report surveying academic administrators released Wednesday by the Online Learning Consortium and Learning House sheds some insight on innovation challenges at higher education institutions. Among the report’s findings are that 91 percent of the administrators responding to the survey said that innovation “is stated as a priority in either their strategic or academic […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
T-Mobile Launches Initiatives for Military
In recognition of the selfless commitment that US military members, and their families, provide to our country, T-Mobile announced several initiatives that include discounted plans, hiring of veterans and their spouses, career planning assistance, and expanded LTE coverage around military facilities. T-Mobile One Military The new T-Mobile One Military plan takes 20 percent off the […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
How Liberty University Became an Online Empire
It was the start of the 2017 Fall Family Weekend at Liberty University, the school founded by Jerry Falwell Sr. 47 years ago in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the lines were especially long to get into the basketball arena for the mandatory thrice-weekly student convocation. There was a festive feel in the air—as usual, a live […]
April 19, 2018
Academics
Humanities Course Explores Experience of War
WATERTOWN — Jefferson Community College will receive more than $95,000 in grant funding to start a new class in the fall semester centered on discussion of war and understanding the experiences of combat veterans. JCC was one of 13 colleges nationwide, and the only SUNY college, to receive a National Endowment for the Humanities “Dialogues […]
April 17, 2018
Academics
Spotlight: Education Summit for Transitioning Military
Fort Leonard Wood’s next Transition Summit is scheduled for April 26 and 27. This event is mandatory for service members who are currently transitioning or will transition from the military within the next 24 months and is also suggested for their spouses. This summit is also open to all service members, veterans and individuals eligible […]
April 17, 2018
Academics
R.O.T.C. Mission: To Make Better Citizens
Patricia Schipp celebrated her 18th birthday in a Navy boot camp in Orlando, Fla. Schipp, a naval science instructor for Santa Fe High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, ties her own sense of patriotism to her 22 years of military service. “I’m just appreciative of my country,” she said. “I love where I […]
April 17, 2018
Academics
D.O.E., V.A. Team Up to Simplify Loan Discharge for Disabled
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Education (Department) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make it easier for America’s disabled veterans to have their federal student loans discharged. “Our nation’s veterans have sacrificed much for our country. It is important that, in return, we do all we can to […]
April 17, 2018
Academics
Service Branches Trying to Recruit More Women
CAPITOL HILL — Lawmakers Friday morning challenged the military personnel chiefs to redouble their efforts recruiting and retaining female service-members because not doing so means potentially missing out on selecting the best from half the nation’s talent pool. The personnel chiefs from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps appeared at a House Armed […]
April 17, 2018
Academics
Gallup: W.G.U. Delivers Better Experience, Outcomes
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Gallup has released the results of a new study that compares the satisfaction and overall well-being of Western Governors University (WGU) graduates with graduates from other institutions in the U.S. According to the study, WGU graduates are reporting significantly higher levels of overall well-being and career success than the […]
April 13, 2018
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