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Academics
Illinois Bill Mandates College Services for Veterans
ILLINOIS – ILLINOIS — Veterans may soon have more resources to help them get college educations. One bill aims to make sure all state universities and colleges post a veteran handbook on their website. It will help veterans find education resources they might not know of. Vets say this is one step toward helping them […]
February 21, 2017
Policy
Lawmaker Offers Bill on GI Benefits Transfer
EAGLE — Rep. Raul Labrador, R- Idaho, is pushing legislation that would turn a deep, tragic loss into something positive for military families across the country. On Thursday, the Congressman introduced the Shauna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act (H.R. 1112) to fix what he says is an oversight in current law regarding benefits […]
February 21, 2017
Other News
Free Tuition Carries a Cost
Some people say the United States higher education system is the best in the world. But the cost of a college education in the U.S. can be very high — about 70 percent of students graduate with some debt. In 2014, the total amount of that debt in the U.S. reached about $1.2 trillion. Norway, […]
February 21, 2017
Other News
Army Offers Shorter Stint with Education Aid
The Army is offering bonuses worth up to $40,000 or enlistment contracts as short as two years as it tries to recruit 6,000 more soldiers this year than it had planned. In a reversal of a drawdown that has been going on for years, the Army now needs to add 16,000 more soldiers to its […]
February 21, 2017
Academics
Arizona School Recognized for Online Education
PRESCOTT – Yavapai College was recently recognized by two different college rating organizations for its quality, affordability, and academic excellence. “AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO), a leader in higher education information and resources, ranked Yavapai College in five categories: Most Affordable Online Colleges (#6), Best Online Colleges in Arizona (#5), Best Online Criminal Justice Degrees (#4), Best Online […]
February 17, 2017
Other News
Veterans’ Center Management Changes
WARNER ROBINS — Less than a year after veterans training center opened, the state is changing how it is managed. The Veterans Education Career Transition Resource Center, or VECTR, has been managed by Middle Georgia State University in partnership with Central Georgia Technical College. Now Central Georgia Technical College will take over management effective July […]
February 17, 2017
Other News
Navy Vet/Professor Recalls Typhoons and a Torpedo
SAVOY, Ill.— Carl Lee Davis grew up in a very small rural community in Kentucky, later finding himself on a ship chasing submarines in the Pacific during World War II. The house that Davis, 92, grew up in was made from logs cut from trees on the family farm. There was nothing in Kentucky to […]
February 17, 2017
Veterans
Vermont Vets Eligible for Living Stipend
BRATTLEBORO, VT – Union Institute & University is expanding its Veterans in Union living allowance stipend opportunity nationwide to Vermont veterans. As a Yellow Ribbon University, and recently named a 2017 Military-Friendly® School, Union is committed to serving the unique needs of veterans. “This stipend opportunity assists veterans in the completion of their undergraduate, master’s […]
February 17, 2017
Other News
Tennessee Office Helps Vets Get Jobs
Educators at Middle Tennessee State University hope a new investment in resources for student veterans will serve as a launching pad into civilian life. The university on Tuesday officially unveiled 600 square feet in added space for the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center. The expansion includes office space and staff members […]
February 17, 2017
Other News
Nonprofit-Profit Online Degree Programs Differ
With the rise in popularity of online education, students can find several programs to choose from. One of the choices that they will have to make is whether to go with a nonprofit or for-profit online degree program. Similar to traditional universities and colleges, there is a difference between nonprofit and for-profit online degree programs. […]
February 17, 2017
Veterans
Groups Says Study Justifies Funding of GI Bill
WASHINGTON — In the first six years after the rollout of the multibillion-dollar Post-9/11 GI Bill, more than half of the veterans using the education benefit completed their degrees. Through September 2015, about 453,000 degrees were earned. Student Veterans of America, a nonprofit coalition of veterans groups on college campuses, released new research to Congress […]
February 17, 2017
Other News
Merchant Marines to Resume Vessel Training
KINGS POINT, N.Y.— Federal officials say a training program that places U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen on board commercial vessels is resuming. The program called Sea Year had been halted amid concerns about sexual assault and harassment. The 900-member academy located on Long Island Sound outside New York City trains graduates to work in the […]
February 16, 2017
Other News
Veterans Share Tips on Benefits
CSUSB veteran students provide first-hand insights into a variety of tuition benefits for members of the military on active duty or after its completion. While in service, active duty members receive tuition assistance which pays on a per class basis up to $4,500 a year. “While you are in the military they pay for your […]
February 16, 2017
Veterans
Veterans’ Seminar Will Expand
STEVENS POINT – A seminar at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point that helps veterans transition out of military life will be available at other campuses in the UW System starting in the fall. The Back from the Front seminar is open only to first-year students who are veterans or currently enlisted. The course helps the […]
February 16, 2017
Academics
Idaho Panel Offers Adult Scholarship Bill
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho House panel has introduced a $3 million proposal to create scholarships for adult students with some college credits to return and finish their undergraduate degrees. This is the second time the Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter-backed proposal has been floated inside the Idaho Legislature. Last year, a similarly worded proposal failed […]
February 16, 2017
Other News
For-Profits See New Opportunities
The invitation went out to top universities including Ohio State and Notre Dame: Let’s talk about the future of American higher education under President Donald Trump. It also went to a less-august institution: DeVry Education Group. That DeVry was invited to a January “listening session” on education by Trump’s team hints at where his administration […]
February 16, 2017
Other News
Investors See Bright Future for For-Profits
The invitation went out to top universities including Ohio State and Notre Dame: Let’s talk about the future of American higher education under President Donald Trump. It also went to a less-august institution: DeVry Education Group Inc. That DeVry was invited to a January “listening session” on education by Trump’s team hints at where his […]
February 16, 2017
Veterans
Report: Veterans Need Help Getting to “Normal”
Public understanding of the needs of military veterans has focused largely post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, suicide rates, and poor conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. But the great majority of the veterans of post-9/11 wars need social services that will help them transition back to civilian life. Read More
February 16, 2017
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