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No Excuses: Getting an Education While Deployed

From the generous benefits of the Post-9/11 GI Bill to the tuition reimbursement and student load deferment programs in place, there are so many ways to earn your degree at little-to-no out-of-pocket cost. Most overseas installations now have internet access— even the remote forward operating bases (FOBs) — and if you can swing the wild […]

July 7, 2017

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Programs Help Airmen Prepare for Careers

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — The Air Force has begun participating in career skills programs which afford eligible Airmen the opportunity to prepare for a post-Air Force career up to six months before separation or retirement. Apprenticeships, on-the-job training, employment skills training and internships are all career skills programs that offer skills training […]

July 6, 2017

Getting Students Talking? Teach It Online

I feel especially close to the 20 undergraduate students who just completed my five-week summer session marketing class. This close bond wasn’t a result of the usual experiences that bring students and their instructors together, like individual office meetings or vibrant classroom discussions. The closeness was created digitally, because this was a class delivered entirely […]

July 6, 2017

Military Service: One of Best Decisions Ever

URBANA — Lt. Nicholas Osborne served an 11-month deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom before becoming director of the Chez Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education. Part of the first job was checking for IEDs in vehicles that were shipped out. Education was always part of the plan. But just as many World War II […]

July 6, 2017

Website Helps Military, Veterans Assess College Costs

The Veterans Affairs (VA) website has a good tool for determining school costs at most colleges and universities. The website is called the GI Bill Comparison Tool at www.vets.gov/gi-bill-comparison-tool. The site is available for everyone to use. It provides an annual cost for tuition, gives a benchmark of living costs and for veterans it provides […]

July 6, 2017

R.I. Assembly Approves Bill to Study Veteran Education

PROVIDENCE — Legislation sponsored by Rep. Samuel Azzinaro, D-Westerly, and Sen. Walter S. Felag Jr., D-Warren, that would create a 13 member special legislative commission to study veteran and military spouse education and employment opportunities was approved Wednesday by the General Assembly. The purpose of the commission will be to study and discuss best practices […]

July 3, 2017

Bill Could Streamline CDL Process for Military

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — Sen. Thom Tillis has joined with senators from Texas and Massachusetts to introduce a bill that would simplify the process for troops and veterans to apply for a commercial driver’s license. Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, and Sens. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, and Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, […]

July 3, 2017

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Report: Online Students Want Quality

Most students in fully online college courses live close to the educational institution offering them, and are interested in the quality, not just the convenience, of their education, according to a new survey. The survey, “Online College Students 2017,” was produced by The Learning House, Inc. and Aslanian Market Research and polled 1,500 former, current […]

June 30, 2017

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Illinois Budget Impasse Could Cost Accreditations

CARBONDALE — The regional accrediting agency responsible for assuring the quality of colleges and universities, including Southern Illinois University, sent a letter this past week to the governor and legislative leaders warning them that there could be “accreditation consequences” if a budget deal is not reached in short order that provides adequate financial support for […]

June 30, 2017

Army to Harvard: Dream Come True

FRESNO, Calif. — Most people haven’t understood Richard Martinez III’s dreams. As a teenager, his friends asked why he wanted to throw his life away when he told them he planned to join the U.S. Army after high school. They couldn’t fathom why a stellar student and athlete who won top national awards for Academic […]

June 30, 2017

Duke Study: MOOCs Spur Emotional Growth

Millions of people around the world have enrolled in massive open online courses (MOOCs), attracted by their promise of low-cost education for career advancement or gaining knowledge. New research from Duke University has found that beyond new facts, MOOCs help individuals develop emotionally. The findings are described in an article published this week in EDUCAUSE […]

June 29, 2017

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Soldiers Gain Skills in Forestry Program

Sally Gorrill’s career as an engineer in the U.S. Army has taken her to such places as Panama and the Dominican Republic, where she’s built medical clinics. Now, she’s interested in applying her skills toward a new field: forestry. Gorrill, 30, a captain who’s spent seven years in the Army, is part of a new […]

June 29, 2017

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Indiana Wesleyan Steps Up Outreach to Active and Veteran Military

MARION – Indiana Wesleyan University is upping its efforts to recruit current members of the armed forces and veterans. The school, which has a presence in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and online, has created a position for the task. KC Haight will serve as director of military and veteran recruitment and will work from IWU’s Louisville […]

June 27, 2017

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George W. Bush Addresses Transition Summit

A healthy, educated veteran is a better employee. That message was at the heart of a meeting at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., Friday, where leaders in government, healthcare, education, philanthropy, and corporate America met to discuss strategies that can help improve veterans’ transitions out of the military. The event, hosted by […]

June 27, 2017

Program Will Help Medics Use Training in New Careers

Lorain County Community College announced it is helping veterans bridge the gap to civilian life with a new accelerated program designed to assist veteran medics and corpsmen and others with military experience find new careers as paramedics or other health care positions. This program is designed to accelerate the paramedic program by allowing students to […]

June 23, 2017

Groups Advocate Parity for Active Duty & Reserves

Advocacy groups urged a Senate panel last week to move forward with legislation to provide benefits parity between active duty soldiers and reservists deployed for disasters or overseas mission support. Under Title 10, Section 12304b of the U.S. Code, reservists can be deployed overseas for a “preplanned mission in support of a combatant command.” The […]

June 23, 2017

Latest Data: Who Serves in Military Today?

Northern states have provided a shrinking supply of military recruits over the past four-plus decades, while the south’s contribution has grown. Washington, D.C., North Dakota and Massachusetts send the fewest recruits per capita into the armed services. These and many other demographic and personnel trends can be gleaned from an annual report on who serves […]

June 23, 2017

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Louisiana College Honored for Aid to Military Families

BOSSIER CITY, La. – Bossier Parish Community College, which has a long-standing commitment to serving our veterans, active duty, military spouses, and dependents, was recently recognized as the top performing two-year college in Louisiana for the number of military-affiliated students served. During the 2016-2017 academic year, BPCC certified more than 1,000 students under the GI […]

June 22, 2017