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DeVos May Reverse Ruling on For-Profits
DEVOS MAY REVERSE OBAMA RULING ON FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE CONVERSIONS: The Trump administration is considering undoing a landmark ruling by the Obama-era Education Department regarding colleges that seek to convert from for-profit schools into nonprofit institutions. The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, which is based in Utah and owns a chain of career colleges, is […]
January 25, 2018
Other News
Program Stresses Education’s Value to Soldiers
WIESBADEN, Germany — U.S. Army Signal Soldiers gathered for a series of classes and presentations about higher education opportunities, the promotion system and other personnel readiness issues during the quarterly Soldier Development Program Jan. 18, 2018 in Wiesbaden. The classes were organized by the 102nd Strategic Signal Battalion, 2nd Theater Signal Brigade, and included participants […]
January 23, 2018
Other News
Tulane Professor Gets $3.7 M Military Grant
NEW ORLEANS — A Tulane University professor is getting a $3.7 million, three-year military grant to help develop computing technology. The university announced earlier this month that professor Michael Mislove, chair of Tulane’s computer science department, received the grant from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The research grant is aimed at creating […]
January 23, 2018
Academics
Same-Sex Army Couple Wed at West Point
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Two Army captains who met at West Point returned there to be married, in what is believed to be the first same-sex marriage of active-duty personnel at the storied New York military academy. The New York Times reported Captains Daniel Hall, 30, and Vincent Franchino, 26, both Apache helicopter pilots stationed […]
January 23, 2018
Academics
Sal Khan: Free, Online Education for the World
Sal Khan has interesting ideas about what constitutes riveting dinner conversation. At the moment, he’s partial to “mind-blowing” similarities between Greek, Latin, Germanic languages and ancient Sanskrit as well as the fact that Iran and Ireland are the only countries with names that mean “land of the Aryans.” “That’s still my favorite thing to share […]
January 23, 2018
Academics
Augusta U. Enters Partnership with Fort Gordon
Gretchen Caughman was all smiles Friday as she was handed a pen and directed to sign a stack of papers inside a classroom at the Command Support Center at Fort Gordon. The signing for the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Augusta University represented the beginning of a new partnership with the […]
January 23, 2018
Academics
3 Things Military Families Endure in a Shutdown
At midnight EST Friday, January 19, 2018, the government shut down. Yep, ultimately put out the “closed for business” sign. But what you may not know is military families, and many federal employees, are affected in ways which the average person does not learn on the news. Military personnel still work but do not get […]
January 23, 2018
Other News
Universities Offering Degrees With a Guarantee
Students at the 27 public colleges of applied technology in the US state of Tennessee earn qualifications in such complex fields as computer-aided design, information technology, advanced manufacturing, and aviation maintenance. From this autumn, they and their employers will get something else, too: a warranty. If graduates fail state or national licensing exams in their […]
January 23, 2018
Other News
Lawmakers Weigh Cuts to Tuition Waivers
LARAMIE — A state program providing free tuition to veterans and their families could be reduced during the Wyoming Legislature’s upcoming budget session beginning Feb. 12. The Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee further considered a proposed bill that would amend the program during a callback meeting with the Community College Commission on Monday. Jim Rose, the […]
January 19, 2018
Academics
Worldwide Campus Picked as No. 1 Online Bachelor’s
Since 2014, Embry-Riddle Worldwide has ranked in the top five of the annual list, including being named No. 1 for the past three years. In the most current rankings, it tops the list in a tie with Temple University with Arizona State University, Utah State University and Oregon State University rounding out the top five. […]
January 19, 2018
Academics
MIT Streamlining Case Studies for Online MOOCs
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s leading role in online education for all is changing how its own faculty approach more traditional education. For example, at the MIT Center for Real Estate, professors are rethinking the case study approach common in management training. The change stems from an effort to introduce case studies to MIT’s “Massive […]
January 19, 2018
Veterans
New Program Aims to Be Advocate for Veterans
A nonprofit organization in Elmira and Corning is starting a new advocacy program catering to veterans. The AIM Independent Living Center helps with resume-building, access to education and retraining programs, and much more to help veterans transition back into civilian life and be in a productive position physically, mentally, and monetarily. Nathan Benton is a […]
January 19, 2018
Academics
MOOCs Increasing Access to Free Education
Post-secondary education, or higher learning as some would call it, is merely a pipe dream for some people. The fees associated with enrolling in a university or college, including tuition, books and other student fees, are sometimes prohibitive. Not to mention the strict and varied schedules that must be followed in order to complete the […]
January 19, 2018
Academics
Podcast Brings Literary Talk to Military Audience
Brian Wilson isn’t your average book nerd. He has an engineering degree, owns a pair of CrossFit gyms and can share war stories from numerous deployments over more than a decade as an intelligence officer in the Marine Corps and Reserves. But Wilson, 39, would rather talk about classical literature any day. “You read something […]
January 19, 2018
Veterans
Library of Congress Wants You to Preserve Memories
At the Student Veterans of America national conference, a specialist from the Veterans History Project shared how you can help preserve veterans stories for the Library of Congress with just a few everyday tools. Read More
January 19, 2018
Other News
Cadet Pleads Guilty to Photographing Women
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet has pleaded guilty to taking improper photographs of women without their consent. The school said freshman cadet Sammy Tawakkol entered the plea Thursday and will be expelled from the academy. Officials say he will likely receive an other-than-honorable discharge from the Air Force. After […]
January 18, 2018
Veterans
Scammers Targeting Ex-Military
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) — Veterans answered the call to serve their country and now scammers are calling them using their military service as a ploy. A recent study looks at fraud aimed at veterans and uncovers just how vulnerable they are. A recent survey by AARP found veterans are twice as likely to lose […]
January 18, 2018
Academics
Norfolk Settles Lawsuit from Fired Military Liaison
The city will pay $157,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by its former military liaison, who claimed he was fired three years ago for raising ethical questions about a federal program meant to help veterans find jobs. The settlement came last month after a federal judge ruled John Andrews’ retaliation claim could go to trial. […]
January 18, 2018
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