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Academics
Military Experience Earns Credits in Colorado
Veterans in Colorado will be able get college credit for military training and experience thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper this week. The new law requires the state’s colleges and universities to figure out a policy to translate military service into college credits using the American Council on Education’s recommendations […]
June 6, 2017
Other News
Purdue President Sees Kaplan as Part of Future
WASHINGTON — Purdue University is moving full-steam ahead with plans to acquire the online learning platform of the for-profit institution, Kaplan University. On a panel discussing innovation at public universities, Purdue President Mitch Daniels painted the move as Purdue’s ticket into the future. Read More
June 6, 2017
Academics
The Online Revolution In Business Education — And How To Thrive With It
The ever-accelerating pace of online technology has completely changed the way we work, entertain ourselves, communicate and connect. And now it is revolutionizing the way we learn. Of course, digital technology in education, and in particular, business education is nothing new. The iTunesU platform and MOOCs – both of which we have embraced at HEC […]
June 4, 2017
Academics
Online University Offers Innovative Approach
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela Scott Pulsipher is the President of Western Governors University (WGU). WGU enrolls 4,000 new students per month. According to Pulsipher, WGU uses certain key metrics to ensure they are providing value and a return on investment for their […]
June 4, 2017
Other News
Campus Service Assists Military and Post-Traditional Students
Eric Armstrong and Jeffrey Salmon understand the extra challenges that adult and non-traditional college students face – as well as the extra motivation that drives these students to work hard and succeed. Armstrong is the director and Salmon the assistant director of NIU’s Military and Post-Traditional Student Services (MPTSS), an office that Salmon says “aims […]
June 4, 2017
Veterans
When the GI Bill Won’t Stretch Far Enough
Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, veterans who serve at least 36 months of active duty are eligible for coverage of up to 36 months of college or career training. That’s enough for nine months of education every year for four years. Benefits also include a monthly housing allowance and $1,000 stipend for books and supplies. […]
June 4, 2017
Veterans
What it’s Like to Go from Iraq to Vassar
When Fernando Braga arrived at Vassar College for freshmen orientation, he immediately had second thoughts. Most of his new classmates were young and living on their own for the first time. But Braga, 34, had a wife and daughter and lived in a house off campus. He had also been to war. Read More
June 4, 2017
Veterans
UA Transition Team Reunites Vietnam Vets With Tags
TUCSON, Ariz. — A program at the University of Arizona is helping to heal the wounds of a war that ended more than 40 years ago. The Arizona Daily Star reported that Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) has returned the first of some 2,300 dog tags to Vietnam War veterans it obtained after taking […]
June 1, 2017
Academics
Graduation Season Keeps Recruiters Busy
DECATUR, Ala. — Robert Maguire Pope was thrilled to receive his high school diploma at Hartselle High School recently, but he said it will pale in comparison to what awaited him Tuesday in Nashville. “Definitely holding up my hand being sworn in to the U.S. Army will be a much bigger deal,” the 18-year-old said. […]
June 1, 2017
Academics
MOOCs and the MBA Degree: Advantageous, Rather Than Threatening
When MOOCs — massive open online courses — first hit our headlines, they were billed as the beginning of the demise of traditional university degrees. Gone are the days when you would need to physically attend a classroom and pay tens of thousands of dollars for an MBA degree, some had claimed. However, today’s MOOCs […]
June 1, 2017
Other News
Veterans’ Groups Push for Better GI Bill
Veterans associations, such as the Student Veterans of America (SVA), American Legion, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), are working to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code, specifically regarding the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The associations want to revise the Post-9/11 GI Bill so that it benefits a wider […]
June 1, 2017
Other News
New Pell Bill Would Help Students in Need
On Friday, May 19, the U.S. House and Senate introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, which would modernize the Pell Grant program for today’s students. Pell is the largest source of federal financial support for postsecondary education for students who demonstrate the greatest need. In addition to economic constraints, Pell Grant recipients are […]
June 1, 2017
Other News
Purdue-Kaplan Venture Draws Scrutiny
As Purdue University’s acquisition of the for-profit institution Kaplan faces several upcoming regulatory hurdles, experts on higher education believe the new partnership could potentially create big changes for institutions, potentially establishing a new way nonprofit universities can address for-profit competitors, according to Inside Higher Ed. Many believe the Trump administration’s openness to alternative higher education […]
June 1, 2017
Policy
Trump Education Cuts Undermine Growth Goals
The Trump administration has some ambitious goals that include trillions in tax cuts, a significant military buildup and a fresh investment in infrastructure. The White House released details of how it plans to pay for it all in its full budget request for fiscal year 2018: by slashing spending on pretty much everything else, but […]
June 1, 2017
Other News
Veterans Share Poetry on Experiences for Memorial Day
GREENFIELD — In honor of Memorial Day, Preston Hood of Colrain stood on a hill alongside Poet’s Seat Tower Saturday afternoon and read personal poems inspired by his son Arrick. As birds chirped and fluttered across the cloud-speckled sky behind him, Hood, a Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War, told listeners about Arrick, a Marine, […]
May 30, 2017
Veterans
VA Error Dashes Veteran’s Hopes for Education
VENTURA, Calif. – The Veterans Administration has struggled with bad press in recent years and our Tipline story won’t do anything to change that. We focus on the V.A.’s G.I. Bill and how one big mistake could put a local vet out on the streets. Harold Boons served his country for 34 years. “I got […]
May 30, 2017
Other News
Tennessee Hopes Free Tuition for Guard Will Attract Recruits
Tennessee officials have been working this week to promote the state’s new free tuition plans. One program is designed not only to boost college enrollment. It might also help get people into the military. Members of the Tennessee National Guard previously received up to two years of free education at a state community college, which […]
May 30, 2017
Academics
DOD Budget Boosts Some Services for Military, Cuts Others
Military family support programs would see a $600 million boost under President Trump’s proposed budget, but the request comes with a $100 million cut in funding for child care and youth programs despite calls from families for more support in those areas. Family support programs would receive $8.3 billion in fiscal 2018 under the proposal, […]
May 30, 2017
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