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Section: Academics
Academics
Symposium Focuses on Military Spouses
The MOAA Military Family Initiative (MMFI), a 501(c)(3) charitable subsidiary of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), presented a MOAA Military Spouse Professional Development symposium at Camp Lejeune, N.C., today, as part of its national partnership with Hiring Our Heroes, a nationwide U.S. Chamber of Commerce initiative supporting military families transitioning out of the […]
October 5, 2017
Academics
Marine Corps Led to Life of Education, Public Service
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Not quite ready to head to college, Don Butler had just graduated from high school in Mays Lick when he and his older brother met a group of U.S. Marine Corps recruiters at a bar in a Greyhound bus station in Cincinnati. After an evening chatting with the recruiters, Don and […]
October 3, 2017
Academics
Last of U.S. Navy College Offices Close
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced that the remaining four Navy College Offices (NCO) in the continental United States will close as scheduled Oct. 1. Sixteen NCOs closed a year ago, with the modernization of the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC), which now serves as the Navy College Program’s (NCP) […]
October 3, 2017
Academics
A.M.U. Continues Supports for CyberPatriot
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARLINGTON, Va – The Air Force Association’s (AFA) CyberPatriot program announced today that American Military University (AMU) is continuing its support of the National Youth Cyber Education Program. AMU, part of accredited American Public University System (APUS), is the number-one provider of higher education to the US […]
September 29, 2017
Academics
Making the Case for Student Loan Forgiveness
Since 1980 the cost of college tuition has tripled while the average income has remained basically the same. As a result families have struggled to send their kids to college at a time when a college education has become more critical than ever to even just being able to survive in the job market. The […]
September 29, 2017
Academics
Marine Corps Aims to Get Members Through College
Education is often described as a vital part of everyone’s career development and within the United States Marine Corps it is no different. As Marines seek promotions or even meaningful careers within the civilian sector it is important to acknowledge where they reside in their academic and professional career by reviewing their Joint Service Transcript […]
September 29, 2017
Academics
Georgia Military College to Open 14th Campus
Georgia Military College is opening its 14th campus in Georgia. The school will begin offering classes at Albany Technical College in January. The two colleges previously signed an articulation agreement creating this partnership. Albany’s associate of applied science graduates can enroll at GMC to continue their education and earn their bachelor’s degrees. The students will […]
September 28, 2017
Academics
Former Utah Governor Blasts Audit of W.G.U.
SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt says a newly released audit of Western Governors University by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General was a “sneak attack by the past on the future.” The audit report recommends that the nonprofit online university repay $713 million in federal student financial aid […]
September 26, 2017
Academics
Fort Bliss Kicks Off Education Partners Project
Soldiers and principals, military family liaisons and other campuses leaders sat together to foster their relationship as Partners in Education and discuss activities and events scheduled for the school year. “Our soldiers have been and will continue to be involved in a variety of projects and campus routine activities aimed at improving the safety, well-being, […]
September 26, 2017
Academics
What Is the Future of Accreditation?
While the state of the nation’s current higher education accreditation systems has many education advocates concerned, a Seton Hall professor writes in a new report that any federal legislative changes could be difficult. “There’s a lot of dissatisfaction with the current accreditation system, in terms of the speed at which it operates and in terms […]
September 22, 2017
Academics
Free Tuition Draws Students to Online University
Jeanette Oehlers of Willmar despaired of ever finishing college. By her account, she was already deeply in debt and at least two years away from earning her degree. That’s when her father-in-law decided to search the internet. “Hey, I found a university for you,” he told her. Ads by ZINC “How much money?” she asked. […]
September 21, 2017
Academics
Military College Alumni Group Wins Right to Icon
Former students at the oldest military school west of the Mississippi River are getting ownership of a coveted monument. The alumni association of the recently closed Wentworth Military Academy and College in Lexigton was fighting to retain control over a 94 year-old World War I Doughboy statue. Since its founding 137 years ago in the […]
September 21, 2017
Academics
Catalyst Leaves Maxwell Base’s Air University
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A pair of ornate brass door knobs with an American Eagle etched on each side seemed out of place as they have held a spot of honor on the glass-topped desk in Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast’s office for the last three years. They were perhaps two of the smallest mementos Kwast, the […]
September 21, 2017
Academics
Digital Court Reporting Program Focuses on Military
Tidewater Community College has added a new digital court reporting program targeting military students. The program, which is sponsored by the college’s Center for Military and Veterans Education, will provide training in audio and video equipment, court and deposition procedures and the advanced digital court reporting processes. Military-related students are able to use their GI […]
September 19, 2017
Academics
The Education of Donald Trump: Military Advisers School Him
NEW YORK — On a sweltering Washington summer day, President Donald Trump’s motorcade pulled up to the Pentagon for a meeting largely billed as a briefing on the Afghanistan conflict and the fight against the Islamic State group. There, in the windowless meeting room known as “The Tank”, Trump was to be briefed on the […]
September 19, 2017
Academics
Western Governor’s Offers $200,000 in Scholarships for Women
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, careers in the male-dominated IT field are projected to grow by 12% (about 488,500 new jobs) through 2024. In an effort to help women gain the education they need to fill these positions, nonprofit, online Western Governors University (WGU) has announced 100 new scholarships for any of its […]
September 15, 2017
Academics
Some Faculty Critical of Purdue’s Online Plan
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— Purdue University’s plans for a new online school are drawing criticism from some faculty members. The proposed school, called NewU, would emerge from Purdue’s purchase of for-profit Kaplan University, which was announced five months ago, the Journal & Courier reported. Some Purdue faculty members who question those plans say they’re worried about […]
September 14, 2017
Academics
High-Tech Grad School Opens in NYC
NEW YORK — The city’s quest to make itself a legitimate rival to Silicon Valley as a high-tech hub has long bumped up against some harsh realities, among them the fact it hasn’t had a top-tier technology school pumping out the next generation of entrepreneurs and engineers. A potential answer to that problem, a new […]
September 14, 2017
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