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Section: Other News
Other News
N.J. Attorney General Backs Lawsuit of Defrauded Students
New Jersey has pledged support in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over its attempts to limit debt relief for defrauded college students. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal joined seven other states in filing an amicus brief Wednesday in support of the lawsuit filed by former students at Corinthian Colleges. Read more
October 16, 2018
Other News
DeVos Bows to Court on For-Profits Fraud Rule
WASHINGTON — The Education Department says it will no longer try to delay an Obama-era regulation that helped students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their loans forgiven. A federal court ruled last month that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision to delay the regulation, known as borrower defense, was unlawful and that the rule should go […]
October 16, 2018
Veterans
More Retirees Study, Live on Campuses
When Barbara Lane and her husband relocated to the Berkshires from New York City, they didn’t envision a traditional retirement. “Ed and I have never seen ourselves as they kind of people who will move down to the warm weather and play bridge and tennis for the rest of our lives,” Lane said. “That was […]
October 12, 2018
Veterans
Oregon Vice Provost Heralds Online Advances
Ask Carol Gering about her greatest successes as executive director of e-learning and distance education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and she’ll rattle off a half-dozen stories about students in seconds. Among them, a woman from Jordan who wants to open a fashion business in the Middle East and is taking UAF online classes […]
October 12, 2018
Veterans
A Jail Offers Help to Reintegrate Veterans
The McLennan County Jail has started a new program for our former troops. Creating Opportunity for Veterans through Education and Reintegration, or C.O.V.E.R as it’s called, is a program that seeks to help veteran inmates move toward the right path back into society. Inmates are selected for the program through an application process which includes […]
October 12, 2018
Academics
New Checklist Aims to Help Universities Improved Digital Offerings
Online learning is picking up speed in higher education as a college experience offering more flexibility and convenience for students and teachers alike, as well as opening doors to students who may not be able to attend classes on campus. However, not every online program may be up to par with traditional higher education offerings, […]
October 12, 2018
Academics
5 Ways MOOC-Based Degrees Are Different
Online degrees are nothing new. Since the late 1990’s, a steady stream of online degree programs have entered the market, including many reputable options from top-tier schools. But in recent years a new type of online degree has emerged, born of partnerships between elite universities and the platforms that support MOOCs, such as Coursera, FutureLearn, […]
October 12, 2018
Other News
Stanford Student Interned with Military in Hawaii
The Hawaiian Islands are perhaps best known for their lush landscape, tropical climate and rich culture. But, as coterm Rachel Hirshman learned this summer, the islands also play an important role in the United States’ military operations. For nine weeks, Hirshman interned at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, a combatant command center near Honolulu that oversees […]
October 11, 2018
Academics
What You Need to Know About Tuition Assistance
Did you know that you can earn a degree in the military without spending a penny of your own money and without using up any of your GI Bill benefits? Through a benefit called tuition assistance, or TA, active-duty service members can take classes in pursuit of a college degree on the military’s dime. TA […]
October 11, 2018
Policy
Congressman Backs Reforms for Transition Program
Last week, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., announced he was backing a proposal to reform the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for members of the Armed Forces looking to move into the civilian workforce. Curbelo announced that he signing up as a cosponsor of U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen’s, D-Nev., to “The IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act.” […]
October 11, 2018
Academics
Partners Launch Military Spouse Empowerment Zone
Unemployment and underemployment are two problems that military spouses often have to contend with as they support their significant other’s career. According to a report by the U.S. Chamber Foundation, 16 percent of military spouses face unemployment which is four times higher than the national average. The Hampton Roads Chamber, the Hampton Roads Workforce Council, […]
October 11, 2018
Academics
Raising the Next Generation of Wargamers
My career in wargaming began by chance, not by design. Initially hired for my writing on national security and my Marine Corps background, I learned to be a wargamer on the job. With no prior wargaming experience, I was taught to combine my storytelling ability, my knowledge of the military, and my personal experience with […]
October 11, 2018
Academics
Military Recruits Soldiers for War That Started Before They Were Born
Today, for the first time in history, a young American can enlist to fight in a US war that started before he or she was born. As the war in Afghanistan enters its 18th year and the US Army falls thousands short of its recruiting goals, the Pentagon is recognizing it has to do something […]
October 11, 2018
Veterans
3 Nontraditional Ways to Get a Bachelor’s Degree
In 2013, 20-year-old Carmel Wright, who had worked as a nanny and tutor after graduating from high school, was ready to consider college. Then she mysteriously lost the use of her right leg. What turned out to be an unusual muscle-bone condition set her on a yearlong path of treatment in Sacramento, Calif., where she […]
October 9, 2018
Veterans
Transition Requires New Skills
Most service members agree that transitioning from the military into civilian life requires a new set of skills regardless of rank or the number of years served. Whether you plan to seek employment, attend an institution of higher education, obtain a credential or start a business, the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) curriculum, Transition Goals, Plans, […]
October 9, 2018
Veterans
5 Tips for Women in Transition
According to Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for women veterans continues to drop. Evidently, more women veterans are entering and persevering in the workforce. Programs geared towards post-911 female veterans have been instrumental in helping them transition into new jobs and stay off the streets. Women veterans are the fastest growing group in the […]
October 9, 2018
Veterans
Van Uses Technology to Promote Benefits
ELKO – Want to know more about veteran benefits? Follow new Veterans Resource Center mobile outreach vehicle to their offices at Great Basin College. The vehicle is styled with a colorful vinyl wrap featuring two Great Basin College student veterans and college president Joyce Helens and a digital screen that can be customized with messages […]
October 9, 2018
Other News
Education Department Overstated Endorsements for Accreditor
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OVERSTATED ENDORSEMENTS OF FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE ACCREDITOR: The Trump administration’s recommendation last week to continue the federal approval of a controversial accreditor of for-profit colleges cited endorsements by peer accreditors that those organizations never made. Read more
October 9, 2018
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