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Section: Other News
Academics
University Extends Winter Break Online Classes
URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois is making a pilot project permanent that allowed students to take courses during winter break. A winter class session will be added to the academic calendar starting during the 2017-2018 school year. The campus Academic Senate approved the change this month. University faculty members already have offered the […]
April 14, 2017
Other News
Navy Vet Gets Help for Son
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Diego Garcia stood at the edge of the pool at the Recreation Center trying to shake off his doubts. He’s a bit flustered, even nervous. The 9-year-old knows how to swim, but today was going to be different. In his arm, he held something that his dad and school counselor had worked […]
April 14, 2017
Other News
Louisiana Online Program Wins Recognition
After a nationwide search, Bossier Parish Community College’s Open Campus™ program was voted to receive the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) Strategic Innovation in Online Education Award. Fifteen individuals and seven programs received the Association’s highest honors, and of the 22 honorees, BPCC was the only community college in the nation to receive […]
April 14, 2017
Other News
Financial Aid Change Could Affect Many in Mississippi
STARKVILLE, MSA A recent bill passed by the Mississippi Legislature could impact approximately 4,300 university students across the state, leaving many with a feeling of uncertainty. Last week, state policymakers approved the conference report for Senate Bill 2956, the appropriation bill for state financial aid for the academic aid year beginning July 1. Due to […]
April 14, 2017
Other News
Crowdfunding Project Includes Scholarships for Vets
From baby boxes handed out at Temple University Hospital to keep newborns safe at home to more than $30,000 to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to local families, OwlCrowd, Temple’s crowdfunding campaign, has supported some incredibly impactful projects. And the current OwlCrowd initiatives are no different—they’ll help schoolchildren learn at Temple Ambler’s EarthFest, support an […]
April 14, 2017
Veterans
Wounded Warrior Project Connects Vets with Jobs
Making the transition from the military to a civilian career can be challenging. Skills honed during service to our country do not immediately translate to skills sought out by many employers. But they should. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) works with veterans directly to ensure what they learned in the military extends to a meaningful career. […]
April 14, 2017
Other News
Scholarship Available for Wounded Warriors
Eligible to apply for the full-tuition education scholarships are wounded veterans and active duty service members, as well as spouses, caregivers and dependents of wounded service members. The university created the Wounded Warrior Scholarship in 2008 in partnership with the Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc. As of January 2017, CTU has awarded 450 scholarships totaling $7.3 […]
April 13, 2017
Academics
Event Funds Scholarships for World Campus Military
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Outreach and Online Education will hold an event to raise funds for the Penn State World Campus Veterans Education and Advancement Fund from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The VEAF was created by Al Matyasovsky, retired program manager […]
April 13, 2017
Veterans
Injured Veterans Train to Save Others’ Lives
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn., April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — While progress has been made in raising awareness of veteran suicide, the sad truth is that some dealing with the visible and invisible wounds of war still choose to end their lives. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) recently teamed up with the Minnesota Army National Guard to host […]
April 13, 2017
Other News
Plan Would Allow Pell Grants for Summer
The Trump administration may bring back the summer Pell Grant program, which provided low-income students with funding for summer classes until it was cut in 2011 under the Obama administration. The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to undergraduate students to promote access to higher education for low-income students. Read More
April 13, 2017
Academics
Texas Governor Launches Initiative for Military Families
AUSTIN, TX — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced the launch of the Texas Transition Alliance designed to assist military service members with employment training on Tuesday, weeks after he stripped funds from a specially tailored Veterans Court in Travis County with similar aims. The Texas Transition Alliance is aimed not only at expanding employment […]
April 13, 2017
Veterans
Plan Would Keep Aid for Texas Vets
Colleges are asking the state to pare back the state program that offers free tuition to veterans or their children. But key lawmakers in the Texas House don’t want to mess with what’s being offered to current veterans and their families. One month into Rep. J.M. Lozano’s tenure as chairman of the Texas House’s Higher […]
April 13, 2017
Veterans
Purple Heart Vets Could Get Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVEC) — A new bill could grant Purple Heart recipients full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, along with Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the bill. Under the bill, Purple Heart recipients would be eligible to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which is […]
April 13, 2017
Veterans
Online Plan Could Be Cash Cow for U. of Phoenix
ORANGEBURG — South Carolina State University’s plan to offer online courses via the for-profit University of Phoenix is supposed to help college dropouts return to school and complete their degrees. It remains to be seen whether the program will work. University of Phoenix has a track record of low graduation rates and high student debt […]
April 11, 2017
Other News
Lawmaker Seeks to Restore Veterans’ Aid
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Veterans who lost their GI Bill benefits due to the closure of for-profit colleges would get help under a bill co-sponsored by Democratic U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter. The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides help to veterans to pursue education and successfully transition to civilian life. After a number of for-profit colleges closed […]
April 11, 2017
Veterans
Bill Would Secure Benefits for Vets, Families
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen.Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that veterans, service members, and surviving spouses and children of service members who have died in the line of duty take full advantage of their education benefits. Brown, who serves on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, outlined The Veterans Priority Enrollment Act […]
April 11, 2017
Other News
American Legion Asks Congress to Protect Vets
WASHINGTON — For-profit trade school Westech College abruptly closed its three southern California locations Sunday, leaving hundreds of students – including 31 veterans – scrambling to receive refunds or transfer their credits. The school closing highlights a problem facing thousands of student veterans across the country, the Amercian Legion said, and underscores the need to […]
April 11, 2017
Other News
Warren: Senators Question DOD Oversight
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Blumenthal (D.-Conn.) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis raising concerns with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) recently announced policy to ensure regulatory compliance by educational institutions that receive DoD Tuition Assistance (TA) […]
April 11, 2017
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