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Section: Other News
Veterans
R.I. Aids Vets Released from Prison
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island state agencies are working together to help incarcerated veterans who will soon be released. Director of Veterans Affairs Kasim Yarn says he’s in sync with Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo’s goal to give everyone a chance to make it in the state. So, Yarn started working on ways Rhode Island could […]
September 5, 2017
Academics
Campbell Online Expands Military Tuition Break
Campbell University’s Adult and Online Education program has expanded the tuition break enjoyed by active military to include veterans and others with close ties to the U.S. armed forces. According to Guy Vitaglione, assistant dean and director of Campbell Online, the Campbell Online Military Benefit (COMB) — which reduces tuition and fees for online courses […]
September 5, 2017
Policy
Congresswoman to Trump: Ban Is Unconstitutional
Washington Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is one of 143 members of Congress urging President Donald Trump to drop his recently signed ban on allowing transgender people to serve in the military. In a letter today, the Congress members write that the ban is unconstitutional and “detrimental to our national security, ill-advised, and contrary to the values […]
September 5, 2017
Other News
Growth in Online Exams Fuels Need for Special Proctors
It’s a fact: Sometimes students cheat on exams. This is why exam proctors remain necessary at all levels of the education system. In most cases proctors are anonymous individuals who pass out exams and then pace up and down watching you while you write. The proctor is also the person who typically says time is […]
September 5, 2017
Academics
Naval War College Chief Charts New Course
NEWPORT, R.I. — As he begins his second year as president of the Naval War College, Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley is leading implementation of a new four-year strategic plan aimed at preserving tradition while steering the 133-year-old institution in new directions. Some of those directions might be a bit unexpected. Example: Aggressive recruitment and […]
September 5, 2017
Veterans
Meet the Woman Who Heads American Legion
About 38 years ago, a recruiter from the American Legion came to Army veteran Denise Rohan’s door in Marshall, wanting to speak to her husband, who was also a veteran. Rohan, who now lives in Verona with her husband, Mike, told the recruiter she was also eligible for Legion membership. But he suggested she instead […]
September 5, 2017
Other News
For-Profit College with 7 Sites Will Close
ROANOKE, Va. — A for-profit college says it plans to stop enrolling new students at seven locations across its multistate chain. The Roanoke Times reportsMiller-Motte Technical College couldn’t find a new accreditor after its own, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, lost federal recognition. Spokesman Chuck Vella says the Roanoke and Lynchburg campuses […]
September 5, 2017
Policy
Court: Unaccredited Bible Colleges Can’t Give “Degrees”
CHICAGO (CN) – The Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that Illinois may prohibit Bible colleges from granting “degrees” if the schools refuse to comply with the state’s accreditation process. The Illinois Bible Colleges Association sued the state in 2015, claiming that its Board of Higher Education violated the First Amendment by prohibiting its members from issuing […]
August 31, 2017
Academics
Critics Oppose Course on “Black Minds Matter”
SAN DIEGO (AP) – San Diego State University plans to offer a course called “Black Minds Matter: A Focus on Black Boys and Men in Education,” that was inspired in part by the Black Lives Matter movement. The weekly course will be open to the public for enrollment in October and will feature various speakers […]
August 31, 2017
Veterans
Veteran Wins Google Scholarship
Delaware State University student Robert Morris is one of eight college students nationwide to receive a $10,000 scholarship from Google this month. The scholarship, which is specifically for military veterans pursuing computer science degrees, will help Morris get through his senior year at DSU. Read More
August 31, 2017
Veterans
Soldiering on After Illness Derails Olympic Dreams
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Five years ago, then-Sgt. Megan Henry was in peak physical condition and had her sights set on riding her skeleton sled all the way to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Then tragedy struck. During training at Park City, Utah, Henry suddenly had great difficulty breathing. Doctors told her she […]
August 31, 2017
Policy
Court Tosses Suit Over Sexual Climate at West Point
NEW YORK — A New York federal appeals court says it’s the job of Congress and the president, not the courts, to confront claims that female cadets face a sexually oppressive culture at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Two of three judges on the Manhattan appeals panel rejected a former cadet’s effort […]
August 31, 2017
Academics
Sailors Ready to Go Back to School
Sailors gathered in USS John C. Stennis’ (CVN 74) hangar bay for a Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) sign-up event, Aug 22. Representatives from NCPACE were available to inform Sailors about and sign them up for NCPACE courses. “NCPACE is a program that’s been around over 30 years,” said Gilbert Williams, the […]
August 31, 2017
Academics
Law Schools Weigh Ban on Military Recruiters over Trans Policy
With President Trump directing the U.S. military to enact a prohibition on transgender military service, at least two law schools — the Vermont Law School and Mitchell Hamline School of Law — are considering whether to enact a ban on military recruiters in response, which would be similar to policies they had under “Don’t Ask, […]
August 31, 2017
Academics
Program Helps Officers Understand Transition
Nearly 90 command sergeants major and sergeants major across Fort Hood met Friday at the III Corps headquarters building to embark on a unusual noncommissioned officer professional development event. The senior leaders loaded up on school buses where they were taken to various training locations on post to get a better understanding of the Soldier […]
August 29, 2017
Other News
S.C. Task Forces Adopts Military Plan
A group established to advise the governor and state Legislature on military issues has narrowed its mission through creation of a strategic plan. The S.C. Military Base Task Force in July approved its first strategic plan, “South Carolina Military Base Task Force: Enhancing South Carolina’s Military Value.” “We were kind of working year to year […]
August 29, 2017
Academics
New MOOC Eases Transition to Columbia University
Veterans may be invisible on most campuses, but they are present. A recent study by the American Council on Education found that veterans account for 4% of the undergraduate population nationwide. But the transition from service to campus life is not always easy, making university studies for student veterans a challenging endeavour. On average, veterans […]
August 29, 2017
Veterans
Campus Newsletter Compares Vets to Supremacists
A flyer hung at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs by a self-described social justice group suggests veterans at four-year universities are a disruptive threat that should be banned from campus. The flyer, put up at the public university Thursday by a group calling itself the “Social Justice Collective Weekly,” argued veterans openly mock safe spaces […]
August 29, 2017
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