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Section: Academics
Academics
International Visitors at Ft. Leavenworth Learn about Life
Leavenworth Mayor Nancy Bauder welcomed 119 international students from the incoming Command and General Staff Officer Course with an official proclamation of July 18 as “International Military Students’ Honorary Citizens Day” at Riverfront Community Center in Leavenworth. The CGSOC international students, representing 91 countries, received honorary citizen certificates from Bauder. Read More
July 25, 2017
Academics
Resource Helps Returning Military Find Future in Agriculture
What if there was an organization in Iowa working with people who want to transition from their military service to the agricultural sector? That question describes the mission of Veterans In Agriculture, whose leadership has an interest and a passion for agriculture and helping veterans make that transition. The need for this type of organization […]
July 25, 2017
Academics
Army and Park Universities Sign Cooperation Deal
Maj. Gen. John S. Kem, provost of Army University, and Dr. Greg Gunderson, president of Park University, signed an agreement July 13 at the Army University headquarters at Fort Leavenworth for the two universities to work together to seek collaborative solutions to address military-civilian educational issues that are in the best interest of providing a […]
July 21, 2017
Academics
Air Force Announces Education Redesign for Enlisted
Air Force officials announced major changes to the enlisted professional military education program today via an initiative called Enlisted Professional Military Education for the 21st Century, or “EPME 21.” A major initiative of EPME 21 is that time in service will no longer dictate an Airman’s EPME enrollment — Airmen will only be required to […]
July 21, 2017
Academics
Military Spouse Will Lead in Education Programs
ALEXANDRIA, VA — July 18, 2017 — Thomas M. Brady, Director, Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), announced today the selection of Dr. Judith A. Minor as the new Associate Director for Performance and Accountability and Director of Student Excellence for DoDEA Americas. The Associate Director for Performance and Accountability and Director of Student Excellence […]
July 20, 2017
Academics
Profile of “Typical” College Student Shifts
Citing data from a handful of recent surveys from Knewton, the Miller Heiman Group and Exult, eSchool News highlights how dramatically the typical college student has changed in just the past 10 years. According to the data from Knewton, 20% of the 20 million students attending colleges and universities in the U.S. are over the […]
July 18, 2017
Academics
Army Launches Campaign to Get Soldiers Hired
The Army’s Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) is hosting a Hire a Soldier Campaign from July 10 – August 11 on SFL-TAP’s Facebook and Twitter pages. The campaign aims to inform transitioning Soldiers on ways to market themselves for civilian careers and offers companies interested in hiring veterans the opportunity to share […]
July 18, 2017
Academics
How to Attend Medical School for Free
It’s not uncommon for medical school graduates to leave school with hundreds of thousands in student loan debt. Last year, among U.S. medical school graduates who borrowed, the median debt burden was $190,000, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. While the idea of graduating medical school debt-free may seem impossible, a few medical […]
July 18, 2017
Academics
University in Michigan Will Offer Online MBA
ADRIAN — Siena Heights University is starting an online Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program in January. Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies Cheri Betz said in a statement the program is based on the input of employers and business leaders regarding current and future needs. Using their input, SHU developed a curriculum focused […]
July 14, 2017
Academics
Foundation Help Teach Construction Trades
“Building a better future, one skill, one home, one life, at a time,” is the slogan of the EHS Crow Foundation, founded by Garry Hughes and Elaine Bornemeier. The non-profit organization was established in 2016, with the mission of utilizing certified instructors to teach construction industry skills to high school students. Instructors who are certified […]
July 14, 2017
Academics
Why Professional Learners Like MOOCs
In Oct 2011, a few Stanford professors offered three online courses which were completely free. The strong public interest in these courses caught everyone by surprise. More than 100,000 people signed up—for each course. This led to a feeling of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) across higher education and Silicon Valley, both of whom invested […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
4 Grads Tell Why They Chose Money’s Top Colleges
Every year, MONEY ranks the best colleges for your money, finding the schools that add the most value for students’ tuition dollars. This year we interviewed recent graduates of four of the top schools on our list—asking them to tell us what worked for them, how they covered their costs, and what advice they’d pass […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
Rankings Address Measuring College Outcomes
Some 20 years ago, I spent my summer in Washington, D.C., as an intern for the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. Part of my job was to call colleges to get missing data that was used to compile the rankings or confirm the data that the magazine already had from the school. Princeton […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
Tennessee Colleges Use $760,000 Grants for Military and Veterans
Tennessee is pouring more than $760,000 into one of the most persistent problems facing military veterans going to college: finding a way to translate their experience on the battlefield into course credits. Colleges have long sought to help veterans hit the ground running with early college credits for their experience. But officials acknowledge the current […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
Vouchers Accelerate Graduate Education for Naval Officers
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) — Naval officers unable to pursue full-time graduate studies now have an additional education option with the FY-18 Graduate Education Voucher (GEV) program, announced July 11. Detailed in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 160-17, the GEV program offers eligible officers the opportunity to receive funded graduate education during off-duty hours. Through GEV, unrestricted […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
“Boots to Business” Class Trains Service Members
Nearly 25 Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and Airmen throughout Oahu recently completed the ‘Boots to Business’ class at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Military & Family Support Center, June 22-23. The Boots to Business class is a two-step entrepreneurial training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a training track within the […]
July 11, 2017
Academics
Personnel Shifts Aim to Improve Officer Training
The Air Force is making a series of personnel tweaks to better leadership within its ranks and to benefit medically separated airmen. The service announced last week it redesigned its Air University Squadron Officer School program to “better align with the needs of the Air Force.” The new course starts at the end of July, […]
July 11, 2017
Academics
Dantes Releases VolED Mobile App
Pensacola, Fla.- The Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) announces the July 10 release of a new mobile application called “MyVolEdPath”, which gives military members on-demand access to the Defense Department’s (DoD) Voluntary Education (VolEd) programs. “The new mobile app is a discovery tool aimed at increasing service member awareness and access to the […]
July 11, 2017
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