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Programs Help Educate Some Dependents

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition or dependents of veterans who died while on active duty or as a result of a service-related condition. Surviving spouses and children […]

August 2, 2018

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Army and MIT Team Up for Innovative Technology

ADELPHI, MD. — New 3-D printed robotic structures can squeeze in tight spaces like a crack in the wall of a cave, jump over trip wire or crawl under a vehicle — all complex Army-relevant functions impossible for humans to perform safely. Investigators at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, located at MIT, have developed […]

August 2, 2018

Ex-V.A. Worker Convicted of Defrauding Veteran

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — A federal jury has convicted an ex-U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs worker of defrauding a disabled and incompetent veteran of $680,000-plus. U.S. Attorney Doug Overbey’s office says 44-year-old Jonesborough resident Kenneth Richard Devore was convicted last week of wire fraud, mail fraud, financial conflict of interest, stealing public money and false statements. […]

July 31, 2018

Navy’s First Female Admiral Dies at 98

When Alene B. Duerk enlisted in the Navy Nurse Corps, leaving her nursing job at a Toledo department store at the height of World War II, she envisioned a few months’ service to her country followed by a swift return to civilian life. Yet after treating scores of wounded sailors and prisoners of war, working […]

July 31, 2018

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Navy Tuition-Assistance Policy Gets Updates

Policy changes to the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance program were announced to expand the professional development opportunities and enhance degree completion of Sailors. The changes in NAVADMIN 127-18, released May 22, present higher education options to lead to more capable and engaged Sailors. “This gives Sailors more opportunities to take classes,” said Personnel Specialist […]

July 31, 2018

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Moody Airmen Go the Distance at CLEP-a-Thon

More than 200 Airmen participated in a free marathon-themed testing event at the annual CLEP-A-Thon, July 23-26, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., where they pursued their higher educational and self-improvement goals. Airmen took as many Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams as they could during […]

July 31, 2018

Albany Hosts Military Child Education Summit

MCLB-ALBANY — Officials representing numerous schools gathered for Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany’s Military Child Educational Summit on Tuesday afternoon. The military base partnered with the Marine Corps Community Service’s School Liaison and Exceptional Child Educational Summit to host the event, which aimed to inform parents stationed at the base about what schooling options are available […]

July 27, 2018

Fiske: 20 Best-Value Colleges

A college degree is an investment that will last a lifetime and one of the most reliable ways to increase your lifetime earnings. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Americans with a bachelor’s degree have median weekly earnings of $1,173, compared to just $712 a week for those who have a high school diploma. […]

July 27, 2018

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Penn Engineering School Adds Online Master’s

The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science today announced its first completely online master’s degree, a Master of Computer and Information Technology. MCIT Online is designed to be affordable, at one-third the cost of an on-campus degree, and open to students with no previous background in computer science. Offered exclusively on Coursera, […]

July 27, 2018

Trident Adds Educational Support at Fort Irwin

Trident University International (Trident) has announced the hiring of Megan Stewart as the new University Outreach Education Specialist at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California. This arrangement is part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in September 2016, and applies to Fort Irwin military service members, Department of Defense civilian employees, military […]

July 27, 2018

Military Education Approaching a Fork in the Road

What is the purpose of military education, and how should it be delivered? These questions are being posed with increasing urgency on both sides of the Atlantic. The incessant pace of technological change, a renewal of serious great power competition, and persistent political pressure to decrease military budgets have all contributed to a sense that […]

July 27, 2018

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Competency-Based Education Becomes a Model

Last week, Kate Ferrel, the Executive Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs.at Nicolet College introduced Governor Scott Walker to a concept named “Nicolet My Way” during a visit to the welding lab. The effort involves a new, flexible learning model for Nicolet College students. The Dean of Trade, Industry and Apprenticeships, Jeff Labs explains […]

July 26, 2018

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Income Sharing: Study Now, Pay Later

MONTPELIER, Vt. — As more students balk at the debt loads they face after graduation, some colleges are offering an alternative: We’ll pay your tuition if you offer us a percentage of your future salary. Norwich University announced this week that it will become the latest school to offer this type of contract, known as […]

July 26, 2018

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Summer College Enrollment Up with Pell Grants

Federal financial aid changes are producing significant enrollment increases in summer classes at many California colleges and raising hopes that students will be graduating faster as a result. Cal State Los Angeles, for example, has experienced nearly a doubling of its summer school population to about 5,900. Officials attribute most of that growth to the […]

July 26, 2018

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Third-Generation Legacy Graduates War College

CARLISLE, Pa. – Col. William Mellard “Bill” Connor V of Orangeburg will make legacy history at the U.S. Army War College later this week when he becomes a third-generation graduate of the storied institution and a distinguished honor graduate. Connor’s family is not the first legacy family, but one of very few in the college’s […]

July 26, 2018

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‘Hacking for Defense’ Course Puts Students to Work on Military Issues

Before blossoming into a Silicon Valley startup guru, Steve Blank spent four years as an electronics technician in the Air Force, including a stint working on fighter jets in Thailand at the tail end of the Vietnam War. In the decades since, Blank has founded or worked with eight startup companies in Silicon Valley, including […]

July 24, 2018

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Changes Coming for Spouse, Family Aid

An education benefit primarily used by the spouses and children of permanently and totally disabled veterans or those who died after being ruled permanently and totally disabled will soon see major changes, thanks to legislation passed last year. Currently, the Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA) gives up to 45 months of education benefits at a […]

July 20, 2018

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Military Chefs Showcase Skills on National Stage

FORT LEE, Va. — After a week-long rehearsal at the Quartermaster School’s Joint Culinary Center of Excellence here July 6-12, several military chefs are in New Orleans this week showcasing their skills at the American Culinary Federation National Convention. Representing the Department of Defense are a five-member U.S. Coast Guard Team, Army Sgt. 1st Class […]

July 20, 2018