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Section: Other News
Veterans
San Antonio One-Stop Center Eases Transition
After serving four years in the Navy, Bryan Hernandez was ready to start the next chapter of his life. He had been a damage controlman on the USS Nimitz, working as a first responder aboard one of the largest aircraft carriers in the world. He had seen the world, traveling to India, Bahrain, and Japan […]
July 20, 2018
Veterans
Streetshares Inc. Funding Entrepreneurs
Imagine this: You have conceived a solution to a problem that millions of Americans are having. Your education, experience and military background converge to make this the right time to “go loud” with your startup company. This is your moment in history; the day that you will look back on with pride that you made […]
July 20, 2018
Veterans
Ex-Marine Uses Skills to Help Others
LAND O’ LAKES — Chris Stowe has a storied past as an explosives technician in the U.S. Marine Corps. The retired master gunnery sergeant has mementos of his service — a field knife mounted to the lid of an explosives box, for instance — hanging prominently in his new office as Pasco County schools security […]
July 20, 2018
Veterans
East Carolina Provides Transition Assistance
GREENVILLE, NC (WITN) – East Carolina University is providing college transition assistance to military veterans. The Veteran to Scholar Bridge Program is aimed at helping student veterans succeed before they begin their first full semester at ECU. The Veteran to Scholar Bridge Program is a two and a half week course offered in the summer […]
July 20, 2018
Veterans
Bill Aims to Get Student Vets Job Experience
U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen on Monday introduced a bill that would expand the existing Work Opportunity Tax Credit to ensure that all student veterans using their GI Bill benefits can take advantage of paid internships or part-time work while in school. “This bipartisan plan will help incentivize businesses to hire student veterans, giving them the […]
July 20, 2018
Academics
Changes Coming for Spouse, Family Aid
An education benefit primarily used by the spouses and children of permanently and totally disabled veterans or those who died after being ruled permanently and totally disabled will soon see major changes, thanks to legislation passed last year. Currently, the Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA) gives up to 45 months of education benefits at a […]
July 20, 2018
Academics
Military Chefs Showcase Skills on National Stage
FORT LEE, Va. — After a week-long rehearsal at the Quartermaster School’s Joint Culinary Center of Excellence here July 6-12, several military chefs are in New Orleans this week showcasing their skills at the American Culinary Federation National Convention. Representing the Department of Defense are a five-member U.S. Coast Guard Team, Army Sgt. 1st Class […]
July 20, 2018
Academics
College: Take One Online Course Per Term. It’s Free
CHICO — Chico State University students can now take one free online course each semester as part of a new California State University initiative. The university system announced earlier this month the launch of CSU Fully Online, which will allow undergraduate students at all 23 campuses to enroll in one free fully online course offered at another […]
July 19, 2018
Veterans
Study: Vets Who Join Organizations Fare Best
Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2018) – A new study from American University finds that veterans who join a Veterans Services Organization (VSO) are less likely to experience social isolation, especially if they strongly identify with the organization. Professor Cristel A. Russell, of Kogod School of Business, and Dr. Dale Russell, of the Uniformed Services University, […]
July 19, 2018
Academics
Top 10 for Tuition Assistance
A Military Times analysis of fiscal 2017 data from the Defense and Homeland Security departments. Read More
July 19, 2018
Veterans
VP Out at Tech College with Vets Center Controversy
A top administrator who is no longer on the job at Fayetteville Technical Community College said he has done nothing wrong. On Monday, FTCC announced that David Brand, senior vice president for academic and student services, was leaving and that President Larry Keen would be assuming his duties, “effective immediately.” The college would not say […]
July 19, 2018
Policy
Inspector General Probes DOD Schools Handling of Student Misconduct
The Defense Department’s school system’s policies for dealing with serious student misconduct including sexual assault and sexual harassment are under scrutiny by the DoD Inspector General, according to an announcement from the IG. The evaluation is required in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s report that accompanies their version of the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization […]
July 19, 2018
Other News
For-Profit Grand Canyon U. Goes Nonprofit
Grand Canyon University, a giant in for-profit education, has returned to its nonprofit roots. With that transition comes a new business model, questions about the transformative effect such a move could have on the world of higher education, and a shift away from federal for-profit regulations. Grand Canyon Education sold the school for $875 million to […]
July 19, 2018
Policy
Army Reverses Course on Discharging Immigrant
The U.S. Army has reversed its decision to discharge an immigrant reservist who sued when he was booted from the military last month after enlisting with a promised path to citizenship, according to court filings and his attorney. Brazilian immigrant Lucas Calixto filed a lawsuit against the Army in late June, saying the Defense Department […]
July 19, 2018
Other News
Face of Defense: Navy Corpsman Serves Others
MANAMA, Bahrain – “You guys are the Marines’ doctors; there’s no better in the business than Navy corpsmen,” Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis B. ‘Chesty’ Puller told his corpsmen during the Korean War. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin O’Neal Reynard Jr., a health service support corpsman, is known as ‘doc’ by the Marines and […]
July 17, 2018
Other News
Applications Being Accepted for National Guard’s Tuition Aid
SALEM, Ore. – The Higher Education Coordinating Commission on Friday announced the state of Oregon is now accepting applications through Sept.1 for the Oregon National Guard State Tuition Assistance (ONG-STA) grant for students planning to attend college this fall. This new grant program provides funds for tuition at Oregon community colleges and public universities for current eligible service […]
July 17, 2018
Academics
University ‘Boot Camp’ Helps Active Military, Vet Transition
A two-week program exclusively for veterans and active-duty military members has returned for its second year on the University of Arizona campus to help transition vets into college life. Warrior-Scholar Project, which runs from July 13 through 29, is an independent organization that works with the UA to provide an “academic boot camp” that […]
July 17, 2018
Academics
Coast Guard Academy to Offer New Major in Cyber Systems
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is now offering an academic program in cyber systems, its first new major in a quarter century. The program beginning this fall reflects the maritime service’s evolution toward conducting operations in cyberspace as it does at sea and by air, said Capt. Lee Petty, chief of […]
July 17, 2018
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