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Other News
For-Profit College Settles Deception Claims
BOSTON — A for-profit college based in Boston has settled claims that it broke state rules meant to curb deceptive practices. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced March 22 that her office reached an agreement with the New England College of Business and Finance. The online college was accused of excessively calling potential students and […]
March 23, 2018
Academics
Rep. Messer Testifies on His Bill to Ease Veterans’ Entry to College
U.S. Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) testified in front of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Tuesday about his legislation that makes it easier for veterans to take the first step toward a college degree. The Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act would allow veterans and servicemembers to use their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to cover the cost […]
March 23, 2018
Academics
Woman Will Command Citadel Student Corps for First Time
A woman will become regimental commander of cadets at The Citadel in South Carolina for the first time in the military college’s 175-year history. Sarah Zorn will lead the South Carolina Corps of Cadets as regimental commander, the highest-ranking cadet officer who commands the entire 2,350-student corps, the Military College of South Carolina said Tuesday. […]
March 23, 2018
Policy
Teacher Fired for Tirade on the Military
A history teacher who was videotaped telling his students that only dumb people join the U.S. military has been fired by the suburban Southern California school district where he has taught for more than 15 years. El Rancho Unified School District President Aurora R. Villon announced Gregory Salcido’s dismissal at Tuesday night’s school board meeting. […]
March 23, 2018
Academics
Army Band Audition Scheduled
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Musicians who would like to play for the U.S. Army Band will have a chance to audition in West Virginia next month. Marshall University says Staff Sgt. Mike Principe will be on the Huntington campus on April 17 for auditions in Room 212 of Smith Hall. Auditions are on a first-come, first-served […]
March 22, 2018
Veterans
Veterans and Warriors to Agriculture Project Offers Hope
After spending 20 years in the Army, Eric Grandon didn’t picture himself getting into agriculture. He never even had a family garden. However, now, he credits agriculture with saving his life. “I went from that person who was wondering what to do for the rest of my life, wondering if I would take my own life, […]
March 22, 2018
Veterans
American Legion Turns 99
The American Legion is turning 99 years old. It was created in 1919 following the first world war after there was a need to help veterans returning from the war. It was instrumental in starting the veterans administration and helping veterans across the nation. “The commander actually wrote the GI bill that’s out there that enables veterans to […]
March 22, 2018
Other News
Court Filing Claims D.O.E. Illegally Got SSN Data
WASHINGTON — A group of former students defrauded by for-profit colleges is claiming in court that the Education Department illegally obtained and used their Social Security data to limit their student loan relief. The Education Department announced in December that it will start granting some former students at the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges only partial federal […]
March 22, 2018
Academics
Senator Asks Pentagon for Answers on Sex Abuse at Schools
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is asking the Defense and Justice Departments to explain how they handle student-on-student sexual assaults at K-12 schools the Pentagon runs on military bases worldwide. The Iowa Republican wrote Defense Secretary James Mattis and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday asking a dozen questions based on issues […]
March 22, 2018
Veterans
State Grant Will Help Veteran Center Expand
Trent Goodman joined the Marines in 2010. He came to the University of Oregon in 2014 because of the outdoor activities that the state of Oregon offers. Soon after being admitted, Goodman experienced the struggle that many incoming, non-traditional students face; however, he found a home in the Student Veterans Center and went on to […]
March 22, 2018
Veterans
Labor Shortage: How Military Veterans Can Fill the Gap
Approximately 250,000 people leave military service each year and begin the often bumpy process of re-entering civilian life, a large part of which is finding a suitable career. As construction continues to grapple with a chronic workforce shortage, the numbers of new veterans alone represent enormous potential for the construction industry. Transitioning military members and […]
March 22, 2018
Academics
Scholarship Will Help Military Spouse Finish Degree
Some of the most exciting things that have happened recently for Stephanie Endicott have transpired via a phone call. The first was a marriage proposal from her active-duty, now husband, who made the call when his boat pulled into port – and finally had a chance to propose in person less than a week before […]
March 20, 2018
Other News
Buffalo Soldier Gets Historical Marker on Tennessee State Campus
Tennessee State University will bestow an honor on one of its alumni, Lt. William McBryar, a Buffalo Soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in 1890 during the Cherry Creek Campaign in the Arizona Territory. On Tuesday, the university will reveal a historical marker on campus to officially recognize and honor McBryar, […]
March 20, 2018
Veterans
4 Indicted in Theft of $125K Meant for Wounded Warriors
NEW ALBANY, Ind. Four southern Indiana residents are accused of pocketing more than $125,000 through fundraisers touted as benefiting veterans and their families. All four were indicted on fraud charges alleging that they solicited funds from individuals and businesses in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. They allegedly pocketed more than $125,000 in cash, gift cards, merchandise […]
March 20, 2018
Academics
Academy Will Hire Firm to Review Athletics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Air Force Academy’s athletic director says the school will hire an outside firm to review its sports teams and practices after recent suspensions and investigations into its swimming and lacrosse programs. Athletic Director Jim Knowlton told The Gazette of Colorado Springs that those misconduct investigations have prompted the school to […]
March 20, 2018
Academics
‘Homer Can Help You’: Veterans Use Ancient Epics to Cope
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The trials of Odysseus are really not that different from the struggles of those learning to readjust after wars of today, modern veterans are finding. A small group of military veterans has been meeting weekly in a classroom at the University of Vermont to discuss “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” for college […]
March 20, 2018
Other News
Veteran Service Fund Approved by Michigan House
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s first county veteran fund was approved by lawmakers in the state House on Wednesday. They voted 107-1 to create the County Veteran Service Fund, which would deploy veteran service officers to each county to assist veterans in adjusting to civilian life. Each county’s grant consists of a base $25,000 amount and […]
March 20, 2018
Other News
DOE Offering Defrauded Students Partial Loan Forgiveness
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has begun notifying some former Corinthian Colleges students that it will forgive only one-half or less of their federal student loans, even though the students were defrauded by the now-defunct schools, The Associated Press has learned. The action is part of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ push to ease regulations […]
March 20, 2018
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