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State Suing Largest Student Loan Firm

SEATTLE — Washington state is suing the nation’s largest student loan company, joining the federal government and the state of Illinois in alleging unfair and deceptive practices with lending and debt collection. Attorney General Bob Ferguson says Navient Corp., which was spun off from Sallie Mae Bank, made subprime, predatory loans to students attending for-profit […]

January 20, 2017

Study: Per-Credit Costs Drop in Florida

A new survey of programs in Florida’s public university system reveals that per-credit costs for undergraduate degrees fell more than 15% between 1999 and 2013, according to Campus Technology. The report, compiled by faculty researchers from the University of Chicago and Yale University, suggests that majors in STEM fields like engineering and health saw the […]

January 20, 2017

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Colleges Put Fiscal Hopes in New Degree Programs

The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education recently revealed that costs are the number one challenge to college access in the state and that without significant investments in need-based scholarships, the region’s workforce will suffer from a lack of qualified employees. While private and public support of scholarships continues to remain a top priority for […]

January 20, 2017

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USDA Expands Training for Veterans, Others

On Jan. 12 the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced cooperative agreements with 46 partners to educate producers, including those who have been historically underserved by USDA programs, about Farm Service Agency programs that provide financial, disaster or technical support. Nearly $2.5 million will go to nonprofits and universities that will provide training and access to […]

January 20, 2017

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Accreditors: Kentucky Actions Should Help U of L

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An accrediting body that put the University of Louisville on probation has signaled that Kentucky lawmakers appear to be “working to address” its concerns. The group responded after the legislature voted to abolish the school’s board and replace it with one appointed by Gov. Matt Bevin. In an email to a top […]

January 19, 2017

Demand for Digital Courseware Outstrips Demand

Now, more than ever, higher education stakeholders believe digital course materials are the key to solving systemwide problems. A recent Pearson Education survey called “Digital appetite vs. what’s on the table,” found that at least 84 percent of students, teachers and administrators said a shift to digital could help with challenges they face. About 82 […]

January 19, 2017

Historian Seeks Help on WWI Stories

WORCESTER, Mass. — A century after Worcester soldiers marched off to France to fight in World War I, a new call has gone out for volunteers. The summons is for local people with a love of history. They’re being asked to uncover stories of the men and women from Worcester who gave their lives in […]

January 19, 2017

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Naval Wounded Warriors Complete Training Camp

PORT HEUNEME, Calif. (NNS) — Athletes learned new skills and enhanced their knowledge of archery, air-rifle shooting, and track and field at the Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor Warrior Games Training Camp onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Jan. 8-14. The training camp was for new and accomplished athletes and provided a chance to strengthen their […]

January 19, 2017

ROTC: Imposter Posing as Army Vet at Cincinnati

CINCINNATI — The commander of the University of Cincinnati’s military training program issued a warning to the school community regarding a man posing as a U.S. Army staff sergeant on campus. Lt. Col. Jason Bender tells WOIO-TV the impostor claims to be part of the university’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in a scam for cash […]

January 19, 2017

Senator Warren Rakes Nominee Over Student Loans

(CNN) — In a tense exchange, Sen. Elizabeth Warren repeatedly questioned Donald Trump’s education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos on Tuesday over her commitment to protecting taxpayers from student loan abuse. But the Massachusetts Democrat isn’t convinced she got the answers she wanted. “As Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos would be in charge of running a $1 […]

January 19, 2017

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Veteran Reconnect Funds New Services in Tennessee

Martin, TN – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission selected the University of Tennessee at Martin as one of six institutions to receive funding through the 2016 Veteran Reconnect program in the fall of 2016. The first of many new resources available to student veterans is the creation of a dedicated veterans’ services coordinator. “We have, […]

January 17, 2017

WWII Dropout Gets Honorary Diploma

CINCINNATI — Ninety-year-old Louis Schipper never earned his high school diploma. In 1943, as a 17-year-old boy, he convinced his mother to let him leave St. Xavier High School behind and fight in World War II. “He was the only freshman in the classroom with calluses on his hands,” recalled George Wood, a former classmate. […]

January 17, 2017

Online Courses Help College Reclaim Military Ed Role

WHILE BEING STATIONED in some hot spot probably doesn’t sound like the best time to be working on your graduate degree, students in new online programs offered by New England College are doing just that from remote locales all over the world.The MBA in Strategic Leadership and the MA in International Relations were tailored to […]

January 17, 2017

Troops to Teachers Defunding Disrupts Services

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Head to the Troops to Teachers website, and all you’ll find are blank pages. Try calling a state office, and you’re told your call won’t go through. Instead you have to call an operator at the program’s national headquarters in Pensacola, because all regional funding to Troops to Teachers has been […]

January 17, 2017

DOD Awards Robotics Hub to Consortium

The Department of Defense (DoD) awarded the 14th Manufacturing USA institute – the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Innovation Hub – to American Robotics, Inc. today. The eighth DoD-led institute, the ARM Institute joins the Manufacturing USA network in its collective effort to help revitalize American manufacturing and incentivize companies to invest in new technology development […]

January 17, 2017

Change in White House Could Effect College Rules

Sweeping new regulations covering higher education institutions, particularly for-profit colleges, are due to take effect in July, but it is unclear where the Trump administration will stand on them and whether they will remain intact. The regulations include a “borrower defense” rule that makes it easier for students to gain debt forgiveness, more stringent credit […]

January 17, 2017

Obama’s DOE Discharges $30M in For-Profit Loans

BOSTON – Students of the now-shuttered American Career Institute will have more than $30 million in federal student loans forgiven under a deal announced by Massachusetts’ attorney general. Attorney General Maura Healey asked the U.S. Department of Education to cancel the loan obligations after her office sued the for-profit school over fraud allegations and the […]

January 17, 2017

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Chippewa Valley Technical Makes Military-Friendly List

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU)– Chippewa Valley Technical College has been named a military friendly school for 2017. The designation by Victory Media is awarded to colleges, universities and community colleges that do the most to embrace military students. Categories include military support on campus, graduation and employment outcomes and military spouse policies. CVTC says they […]

January 13, 2017