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Academics
“Taps”? Bring a Boombox; Buglers Are Scarce
DUBUQUE, Iowa — After Richard Cowart’s father died in 1999, he expected a dignified military funeral for the military veteran. The service was “superb,” he said, “until somebody turned on the boombox.” Since a live bugler was unavailable to play “Taps,” the honor guard overseeing the service used a recording. “It was scratchy with the […]
June 1, 2018
Other News
Grand Canyon U. Rebuts Testimony from Hearing
On May 24, 2018, the National Advisory Council on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) convened a hearing on the topic of “Oversight of For-Profit Institutions’ Conversions to Non-Profit Entities.” As subsequently reported in various media accounts, the hearing quickly devolved into a one-sided, partisan attack on the for-profit education sector, promulgated by a lineup of […]
May 31, 2018
Veterans
Connecticut Gets $1.1 M to Turn Veterans Into Teachers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The federal government has awarded Connecticut a $1.1 million grant to help military veterans become school teachers. The funding, announced Friday, comes from a U.S. Department of Defense program known as Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support. It will provide service members transitioning into civilian life and those who’ve already left […]
May 31, 2018
Veterans
Professor Unearths, Publishes Poetry of WWII Soldiers
Robert A. Shearer, retired criminal justice professor of Sam Houston State University, is a literary archaeologist. He uncovers the past, something forgotten after 70 years. In a Texas A&M Library in College Station, he uncovered hundreds of poems written by U.S. Army military personnel during World War II, while looking for information for a […]
May 31, 2018
Academics
Colorado’s New Policy Will Allow Military, Others Credit for Experience
BALTIMORE – Military and veteran students now can get college credit for career experience and knowledge through DSST ® prior learning assessments (PLAs), due to a policy expansion by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) earlier this month. This change in policy provides Colorado citizens, including the over 400,000 military veterans who reside there, […]
May 31, 2018
Other News
For-Profit Colleges Seek Nonprofit Status
WASHINGTON—Ashford University is one of more than a dozen for-profit colleges across the country looking to become nonprofit institutions, a change that would make them subject to less federal oversight and shed the often-maligned “for-profit” designation. Switching “to nonprofit status will allow Ashford University to…be judged and measured as colleges and universities should be—on their […]
May 31, 2018
Veterans
Trump’s Pick for V.A. Boosts Hopes for Reform
President Trump’s selection of Robert Wilkie to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is being praised by veterans groups as a safe, stabilizing move in the aftermath of the failed nomination of former White House physician Ronny Jackson. Wilkie, who is serving as acting VA secretary, is a Washington insider with years of administrative experience […]
May 31, 2018
Other News
Court: U.S. Violated Privacy Law in For-Profit Fraud Cases
WASHINGTON — A federal court has ruled that the Education Department violated privacy laws with regard to students defrauded by the Corinthian for-profit college chain. In a break with Obama administration policy, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced in December that some students cheated by the now-defunct schools would only get a part of their federal […]
May 29, 2018
Academics
Jt. Chief’s Chair Urges West Point Grads to Embrace Change
WEST POINT, N.Y. — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday to “embrace the constant changes” facing the military as the best route to success. Gen. Joseph Dunford, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, said armies that are slow to adapt to changes often find […]
May 29, 2018
Policy
Senate Orders Pentagon to Review Sex Abuse by Children
The Senate committee that oversees the U.S. military ordered an independent investigation of how the Defense Department handles sexual violence among children on bases as part of legislation that would overhaul how the Pentagon must respond when assaults are reported. Military officials had quietly resisted an outside review of problems documented in an Associated Press […]
May 29, 2018
Veterans
Veterans, Discharged and Jobless, Seek Hiring-Rules Changes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Military veterans who were discharged for relatively minor offenses say they often can’t get jobs, and they hope a recent warning to employers by the state of Connecticut will change that. The state’s human rights commission told employers last month they could be breaking the law if they discriminate against veterans with […]
May 29, 2018
Academics
Immigrant, Veteran, Graduate: A Walking Hallmark Channel Special
At a recent University of San Diego awards banquet, graduating senior Johnny Chinchilla was accompanied by — fidget, yawn, ho-hum — his 13-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son. “You could tell they were thinking, ‘He’s just my dad,’” said Cynthia Avery, assistant vice president for student affairs. Then Dad was honored for student leadership. Received a […]
May 29, 2018
Veterans
Historians Recall Black WWII Vet Beaten by Police
COLUMBIA, S.C.— Hours after leaving military service behind in 1946, a decorated African-American World War II veteran still wearing his uniform was removed from a Greyhound bus while heading home, beaten by a white South Carolina police chief and left permanently blind. Sgt. Isaac Woodard’s brutal encounter with the small-town police official horrified many Americans […]
May 29, 2018
Veterans
Soldier for Life Relaunches Partnership
Fort Campbell Soldiers separating from the Army have a new avenue to figure out what to do professionally in the civilian world. Private Public Partnership is an organization that fosters long-term partnerships with companies, corporations, foundations, academia and other non-governmental organizations to help increase employment readiness in all 50 states. Read More
May 24, 2018
Academics
Colorado Springs Honored for Help to Military Spouses
Colorado Springs has joined San Antonio and Tampa in earning a national designation in support of military spouses. The city is now designated as a Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone, a designation given by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes, and USAA Insurance. Read More
May 24, 2018
Academics
Goldman Sachs Launches Entrepreneur MOOC for Women
Since its role in the recession beginning in late 2007, Goldman Sachs has committed itself to operating in a more ethical manner. On Monday, the company launched their 10,000 Women initiative in MOOC-form, an effort to support female entrepreneurs with education and an expanded network. It will comprise primarily of an online course hosted by […]
May 24, 2018
Veterans
Military Vets ‘Infuriated’ Over Statements By Grad Assistants
The Graduate Employee Organization (GEO), a union of graduate students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), has inadvertently drawn military veterans into a battle over controversial legislation in the state House that would unionize research assistants who help teach courses under the GEO’s umbrella. Read More
May 24, 2018
Academics
Navy Increases Tuition Assistance
The Navy has announced that it is increasing the maximum Tuition Assistance (TA) payable to active duty sailors. Effective June 1, sailors will be able to take as many classes as they wish using TA, as long as they don’t exceed the maximum DOD mandated cap of $4,500 per fiscal year. Read More
May 24, 2018
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