Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Search
Article
Podcast
Video
Awards/Honors
Community Colleges
Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Health
Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Military
Other News
On the Move
Opinion
Sports
Students
Enter search phrase
Search
Section: Other News
Funding
Knoxville Navy veteran’s Pell Grant held up after Virginia College’s closure
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – A Navy veteran is wondering whatever happened to her Pell Grant. She had been enrolled in Virginia College last fall, but then it closed. According to records, the now-closed college received the grant in October 2018. Read More
January 31, 2019
Policy
Lawmaker vows to protect student loan forgiveness program for troops, others
A controversial Republican proposal from last Congress to eliminate a student loan forgiveness program for public servants, including military service members, may be off the table. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill this week, the new chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said the program isn’t going anywhere — “not […]
January 31, 2019
Academics
University of New Orleans to Soon Offer Professional Pilot Bachelor’s Degree Program
The Louisiana Board of Regents have recently approved a new professional pilot bachelor of science degree program at the University of New Orleans (UNO). Upon approval by its accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, UNO will begin to accept applications for the program. The professional pilot program will reside within […]
January 29, 2019
Veterans
Proposed Tennessee Bill Would Give Veterans With 20 Years of Service a Special Bachelor’s Degree
A new Tennessee bill filed by Rep. Jason Hodges, D-Clarksville, would permit veterans who served 20 or more years in the military to receive a special bachelor’s degree. The bill amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and if approved, the bill, House Bill 126, would require the Tennessee Higher Education Commission establish a unique bachelor’s […]
January 29, 2019
Funding
Collision Organizations Continue Partnership for 3M Hire Our Heroes Scholarship Program
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) and the 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division have announced they will continue to offer the popular 3M Hire Our Heroes scholarship and tool grant awards program in 2019 to assist military servicemembers and their families pursue careers in the collision repair industry. The two organizations have partnered to offer this […]
January 29, 2019
Academics
Department of Defense Changes GI Bill Transfer Policy
The U.S. Department of Defense has altered policy rules on who can transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to dependents, reverting back to a rule that allowed transfers for some who are prohibited from serving an additional four years. Service members who have completed a minimum of 10 years in the military and are prohibited from […]
January 29, 2019
Policy
Alabama VA Board Names Retired Rear Adm. W. Kent Davis Next Commissioner
Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs has recently appointed retired Rear Adm. W. Kent Davis to be its next commissioner. An active duty veteran of both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, Davis has experience in all service branches, serving a total of over 30 years in the military with more than 11 years of […]
January 25, 2019
Veterans
Coastal Carolina University Receives Boeing Grant to Support Veterans Transition Program
Coastal Carolina University has received an $80,000 grant from Boeing South Carolina to support a new “Boeing Skills to Lead – Veterans Career Transition Program” in the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration. “We are very thankful for this grant and excited to partner with Boeing to assist the many veterans and military […]
January 25, 2019
Academics
UTSA, OLLU Researchers to Use NEH Grant For Female Military History Archive Project
Two researchers from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) have received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the establishment of a digital oral history archive dedicated to women in the military during different periods of war. During the two […]
January 25, 2019
Veterans
Free Boots to Business Program Helps Transitioning Service Members, Families Become Successful Business Owners
Looking to start your own small business? A new program at the Airman and Family Readiness Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio can provide you with knowledge that can help you become a successful business owner. The program, called Boots to Business (B2B) is a free business ownership education and training program […]
January 25, 2019
Funding
Park University Offers Tuition Assistance to Coast Guard Students During Government Shutdown
Park University, a nonprofit, private institution located in Parkville, Missouri, has announced it is assisting U.S. Coast Guard members during the partial federal government shutdown.
January 24, 2019
Academics
Mott Community College Recieves MVAA Grant to Support Veterans Beginning College Career
Mott Community College (MCC) has received a Military Credit Equivalency grant from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) to support veterans make the most of their military education as they begin their higher education career. Mott Community College is one of seven institutions that received over $258,000 in grant funds from the Michigan Veterans Affairs […]
January 24, 2019
Academics
Two Military Education Institutions Affected by Partial Government Shutdown
Military educational institutions across the country have generally been unaffected by the partial government shutdown as a result of the Department of Defense continuing to be funded, however the Coast Guard Academy and National War College in Washington, D.C. have been affected. The U.S. Coast Guard receives funding from the Department of Homeland Security, one […]
January 24, 2019
Funding
Most Military Branches are Seeing an Increase in TA Benefit Usage, Except for the Army
According to data from the U.S. Department of Defense, usage of the military tuition assistance (TA) benefit has been stable across most military branches, except for the Army, which has seen significant drops in usage of the benefit. In fiscal 2018, the U.S. Army recorded approximately 82,000 military service members and veterans using the TA […]
January 24, 2019
Policy
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Trump Transgender Military Ban to Move Forward
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted a U.S. Department of Justice request to allow the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to prohibit transgender military service from occurring while policy challenges take place in the lower courts. The earliest that the Supreme Court could act on the transgender military service issue would be […]
January 22, 2019
Academics
U.S. Army Cyber Center, University System of Georgia Partner to Help Active Service Members Earn Degrees in Cyber Fields
The U.S. Army Cyber Center in Augusta and the University System of Georgia (USG) have recently signed an agreement that will help active duty military and reservists earn a degree in cyber careers.
January 22, 2019
Veterans
UCLA, Brentwood School Under Fire for Allegedly Shortchanging Veterans
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Brentwood School have been accused of shortchanging veterans by advocates who claim that neither institution is giving veterans the services they were promised under their leases at a VA property in West L.A. UCLA assured veterans they would receive game tickets, family welfare services and legal clinic […]
January 22, 2019
Policy
Retired Lt. Col. Danielle M. Conway Appointed Dean of Penn State Dickinson Law
Retired Lt. Col. Danielle M. Conway, current dean and law professor at the University of Maine School of Law, has been appointed dean of Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson Law, effective July 1. Prior to joining the University of Maine in 2015, Conway served on the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, William S. Richardson School of […]
January 22, 2019
Previous Page
Next Page
