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Policy
DOE Wants to Protect Student Debt Collectors
Student loan debt collectors have been accused of deceiving and abusing student borrowers and have been sued by attorneys general in a handful of states. Now, they may be getting some relief. The debt collectors, that is. Not their customers. In an internal document obtained by NPR, the U.S. Department of Education, under Secretary Betsy […]
March 1, 2018
Academics
Study: 45 States Offer to Turn Service into Credits
More than 24 states nationwide offer a variety of policies and support resources for adult learners seeking to turn military or work experience into validated credit hours, according to a recent study from the Education Commission of the States. A majority of these states make information about transferable experience available online or through meetings with advisers and […]
March 1, 2018
Academics
Veteran Educator Tapped to Lead Adult-Serving University
As the new president of Union Institute & University, Dr. Karen Schuster Webb will be able to increase her impact on higher education by expanding horizons for adult learners. Webb, who assumes the presidency July 1, said she is deeply honored to be named Union’s sixth president, noting that the university’s mission and legacy of […]
February 27, 2018
Academics
11 Air Force Academy Swimmers Suspended
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Springs Air Force Academy officials say it has suspended 11 members of its men’s swimming team who were in the center of a misconduct investigation. The academy’s spokesman Lt. Col. Allen Herritage said in an email that cadets who are not in good standing are banned from representing the academy […]
February 27, 2018
Veterans
Veterans Ponder Deputy’s Inaction in School Shooting
After an internal review by the Broward County Sheriff’s office indicated that the student resource officer on duty during the Parkland, Florida, shooting failed to confront the gunman, critics on social media were quick to direct their anger toward the officer on Thursday. Read More
February 27, 2018
Other News
Report Questions Purdue, Kaplan Online Merger
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A pending deal that would make Purdue University the new owner of the online, for-profit Kaplan University might have its fate sealed. The Purdue Global deal was in its final stages, but a 61-page report by the Higher Learning Commission lists a number of concerns and questions about how Purdue and […]
February 27, 2018
Other News
Navy Chaplain Candidates Serve God and Country
QUANTICO, Va. – “The candidates were energetic, open-minded, and flexible in regards to how they learned and experience life in the Marine Corps context,” said Chaplain Lt. Brian Burd, Marine Corps Officer Candidates School. The chaplains came from various denominations such as Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Assemblies of God, Roman Catholic Priest and Cooperative Baptist […]
February 27, 2018
Academics
Air Force Will Give Squadrons Incentives for Innovation
ORLANDO — During a speech about future innovation here at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein announced the service will give every total force squadron thousands of dollars in the next few weeks to preserve the “lethality of the force” but also jumpstart new and rapid […]
February 27, 2018
Policy
Arming Teachers? Those with Military Training Are Scarce
During a speech Friday morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Donald Trump claimed that 10 to 20 percent of American schoolteachers are “very gun-adept people.” He was responding to what he called a “fake news” claim that he wanted to arm schoolteachers — when he really meant he wants to arm teachers who are gun […]
February 27, 2018
Academics
University Slashes Master’s Cost by Half for Military, Law Enforcement
The University of Bridgeport (UB) announced today a new financial aid program that slashes tuition by 50 percent for members of the U.S. military and law-enforcement agencies who are enrolled in its Master of Arts (M.A.) in Criminal Justice and Human Security program. UB’s Commitment to Service tuition-assistance program takes effect immediately and is open […]
February 23, 2018
Veterans
Some Colleges Go the Extra Mile for Adult Students
As nontraditional students continue to make up a growing part of the overall college study body, some institutions are rolling the cost of books into tuition to make enrollment easier for busy working adults. “One-stop-shopping” programs allow students to make a single payment, and often have books delivered to the learner’s doorstep. Tufts University offers […]
February 23, 2018
Veterans
Ashford Loses GI Bill Eligibility
Ashford University no longer qualifies to receive G-I Bill benefits for its students. Illinois US Senator Dick Durbin says an agency in California has denied the company’s application to remain eligible for funding. The for-profit school is based in California. When Ashford closed its main campus in Clinton, Iowa, a state agency withdrew approval of […]
February 23, 2018
Other News
Fraud Suit Targets Call Center Pushing Predatory Colleges
A former employee of a call center that pushed students into predatory for-profit colleges has initiated a blockbuster whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of taxpayers against his former employer, Utah-based EduTrek, and against numerous for-profit colleges that have used the company to recruit new students. The complaint, filed with the federal court in Utah in 2016, […]
February 23, 2018
Policy
Trump Never Consulted Military’s Top Officer on Transgender Troops
President Donald Trump announced last summer that his proposed ban on transgender people in the U.S. military was the product of “consultation” with “Generals and military experts.” But the country’s highest-ranking general, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford, wasn’t among those whom Trump consulted, according to emails unearthed Tuesday. Read More
February 23, 2018
Policy
JROTC Trained Cruz to Shoot Well
Dozens of students who survived last week’s school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida have arrived in Tallahassee to push for new gun control measures. On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled Florida House of Representatives blocked a bid to bring up a bill to ban sales of assault-style rifles in the state. The Florida […]
February 23, 2018
Policy
Trump Tweet: Guns for Teachers with “Military or Special Training”
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday enthusiastically embraced a National Rifle Association position to arm highly trained teachers to fortify schools against mass shootings like the one last week. Mr. Trump, who said the armed teachers should receive extra pay as an incentive, promoted his idea as demands for stronger gun control intensified across the […]
February 23, 2018
Other News
West Point Admits Parkland Hero Posthumously
In life, he dreamed of becoming a soldier. In death, he was honored with an invitation to join their ranks. Fifteen-year-old Peter Wang, who was killed while trying to help classmates escape from a gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was posthumously accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Tuesday “for […]
February 22, 2018
Academics
Will Technology Disrupt Higher Education?
In the early 1990s, at the dawn of the Internet era, an explosion in academic productivity seemed to be around the corner. But the corner never appeared. Instead, teaching techniques at colleges and universities, which pride themselves on spewing out creative ideas that disrupt the rest of society, have continued to evolve at a glacial […]
February 22, 2018
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