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Section: Other News
Veterans
Army Veteran and Coma Survivor Bond Over Science
Around the time Dreyvon McCray was relearning how to walk and talk and live in a world in which a kid can be beaten into a coma over a cell phone, Terin D’amico was jumping out of airplanes and pondering a life after the military. In 2016, their paths crossed in the cafeteria at Governors […]
May 17, 2018
Other News
What Happens When For-Profits Lose Aid
The Trump administration may undo regulations that punish for-profit colleges if their graduates are unable to earn enough money to repay their student loans. In this episode, Paul Peterson is joined by the authors of a new study that examines the impact on student enrollment in for-profit colleges and community colleges when the federal government […]
May 17, 2018
Academics
Dad Deployed, Mom of 5 Graduates Law School
SALT LAKE CITY — Kim Reeves had three children, one on the way, when she decided she wanted to go to law school. She had already earned a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s in business administration, but Reeves was still seeking a path that would lend to more flexibility given the responsibilities of […]
May 17, 2018
Academics
5 Top Reasons to Join Army: It’s about Money
Americans join the Army for plenty of reasons: for country, family, and honor. According to a new study of enlisted soldiers, however, a core motivation is relatively simple: for money. A RAND Corporation exhaustive survey of 81 soldiers between E-1 and E-4 suggests that the choice to enlist is influenced by two overlapping factors: institutional ones like […]
May 17, 2018
Veterans
Veteran: T.A.P. Offers Too Much, Too Late
When Green Beret Brian Anderson got ready to leave the Army in 2011, after eight years fighting in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, he followed the path taken by tens of thousands of service members each year. Anderson, now 36 and living in New Port Richey, entered the military’s Transition Assistance Program, designed to help […]
May 15, 2018
Academics
Sr. Air Force Academy Cadet Acquitted of Assault
A senior Air Force Academy cadet was acquitted of sexual assault by a court-martial panel Saturday. Senior cadet Samuel Kyle Fuller was charged with a single count of sexual assault after a 2017 incident at a dorm room at the school. Witnesses testified that Fuller had intercourse with a drunken female classmate in her Vandenberg […]
May 15, 2018
Academics
Serviceman Graduates with Wife Via Tablet
MANCHESTER, N.H. – A military couple was able to graduate together thanks to help from a local college. Tyler and Alex White both completed their degrees with Southern New Hampshire University. Read More
May 15, 2018
Academics
3 Sisters Take Military Path to Medical Degrees
BETHESDA, Md. — Whether an Army brat or Army officer, each one is proud to serve this nation. They are not a band of brothers, but a band of sisters. And they’ve already shared a common bond and lifetime of experiences. Army Maj. (Dr.) Nicole Miller Vietor, Army 2nd Lt. Natalie Miller, and Michelle Miller, […]
May 15, 2018
Academics
Pentagon Fights to Keep Loan Forgiveness as a Recruiting Tool
Veteran education advocates are continuing to fight a controversial bill that would sunset a student loan forgiveness benefit for public-sector employees, including service members, hoping their efforts — and the Pentagon’s opposition — can keep it from ever getting to a vote. “It’s a national security issue at this point, and that’s highly concerning to […]
May 15, 2018
Veterans
U.S. Rep. Amputee in Running for V.A. Chief
Rep. Brian Mast of Florida is on the list of President Donald Trump’s candidates for the position of Veterans Affairs Secretary. The position has been left vacant since the sudden firing of David Shulkin on March 28, 2018. The 37-year-old Congressman was wounded during a military deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. A blast from an […]
May 15, 2018
Academics
Education Department Guts Investigation of For-Profits
WASHINGTON — Members of a special team at the Education Department that had been investigating widespread abuses by for-profit colleges have been marginalized, reassigned or instructed to focus on other matters, according to current and former employees. The unwinding of the team has effectively killed investigations into possibly fraudulent activities at several large for-profit colleges […]
May 15, 2018
Veterans
Company Helping Veterans Get Back to Work
NewDay USA in Fulton, Maryland, is a veteran’s mortgage lender that has committed itself to retired servicemen and women beyond just the services it sells them. NewDay has provided refinancing options and government-backed Chomes loans for veteran homeowners since 2002. It is also one of many companies that has programs aimed at helping veterans. But to those […]
May 11, 2018
Veterans
Ronny Jackson Won’t Return to Physician Post
Dr. Ronny Jackson, a Navy rear admiral who abandoned his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs amid numerous allegations, will not return to the job of President Donald Trump’s personal physician but will remain on the White House medical staff, Politico reported Sunday. The newspaper reported that administration officials said Jackson has returned to […]
May 11, 2018
Academics
Professor’s Tour Opens Eyes to Military Opportunities
Paul Calleja recently visited the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier John C. Stennis 100 miles off the coast of San Diego to learn about military experience and the opportunities it affords to young people. More than two years ago, Calleja, who is himself a pilot, read about the chance to take part in a mentorship and […]
May 11, 2018
Academics
W.G.U. Wants to Double Enrollment
Seven years after it created an affiliate in this state, an online, competency-based national university started by a group of western governors is getting its largest share of enrollment from Washington. Western Governors University has enrolled more than 11,000 Washington students this academic year, and graduated its largest class of residents of this state — […]
May 11, 2018
Academics
Military Spouse, Online Student Graduates
When Melanie Wood started taking classes at a community college right out of high school, she thought it would be a good opportunity to get the basics out of the way. Not knowing which direction she wanted to go, however, Wood eventually dropped out of school, got married and started her family. Her husband joined […]
May 11, 2018
Veterans
How a Military Air Controller Built One Of America’s Best Companies
You don’t become a billionaire and titan of industry by going with the flow. Those who dream big often have to do it alone. It’s not that the world is against them, it’s the fact that their visions are so grand the world can’t wrap its collective head around what they’re doing until it’s accomplished. […]
May 11, 2018
Veterans
“Chemistry Platoon” Helps Students Succeed in Sciences
When Scott Daly entered college after serving in the military, he wanted to take an introductory chemistry class. His academic advisor tried to dissuade him. “Why don’t you take general education classes instead,” Daly recalls the advisor telling him. “You want to stay awWGay from (science) classes. They are harder.” Read More
May 11, 2018
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