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Other News
Funding Awarded for Upward Bound Program
Concord University has received a federal grant of more than $260,000 to begin a program to help veterans succeed in college, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins announced Friday. The grant will provide $263,938 to Concord from the U.S. Department of Education to start a Veterans Upward Bound program at the university. According to a press release […]
October 5, 2017
Academics
Symposium Focuses on Military Spouses
The MOAA Military Family Initiative (MMFI), a 501(c)(3) charitable subsidiary of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), presented a MOAA Military Spouse Professional Development symposium at Camp Lejeune, N.C., today, as part of its national partnership with Hiring Our Heroes, a nationwide U.S. Chamber of Commerce initiative supporting military families transitioning out of the […]
October 5, 2017
Other News
University of Alaska, Coast Guard Start Scholarship Program
JUNEAU, Alaska — A new Coast Guard scholarship program that gives undergraduates a full salary and benefits will be implemented at the University of Alaska Southeast next fall. Students accepted into the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative will become active-duty enlisted members of the Coast Guard, will receive full salaries and benefits and will start a […]
October 5, 2017
Other News
San Antonio Area Gets Transition Center
SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County has allocated $250,000 in the county’s budget for fiscal year 2017-2018 for a new military transition center. “What it will be spent on is, we have an existing veterans service program that we are state-mandated to do. That already exists here. That will be revamping some of that, and for […]
October 5, 2017
Other News
Europe’s Leading Online Platform Comes to U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Oct 4, 2017) – OpenClassrooms, a global online educational platform that offers digital skill building and improvement for students, today announced the launch of its curriculum in the United States. Learning opportunities for prospective students at every level — from novice to seasoned tech pros — are now available for the […]
October 5, 2017
Other News
University of Phoenix Phasing Out More Campuses
The University of Phoenix plans to scale back more brick-and-mortar campuses across the country, according to university employees and internal communications obtained by Phoenix New Times. The best-known for-profit university will phase out on-campus enrollment and teaching at around 20 locations, according to employees and internal discussions. The locations in question include full-fledged campuses in […]
October 5, 2017
Veterans
Veterans Training Program in Texas Shuts Down Abruptly
The Department of Veterans Affairs has abruptly revoked a Garland, Texas vocational training school’s ability to enroll veterans through the G.I. Bill, halting classes and sending as many as 300 students home with less than half of their training program completed. The VA confirmed to WFAA Thursday afternoon that the Texas Veterans Commission Education Program […]
October 3, 2017
Policy
Schools Near Base Threaten Punishment for Kneeling
BATON ROUGE, La. — Several high schools in north Louisiana are threatening to punish student athletes if they don’t stand throughout performances of the national anthem, an interscholastic response to a debate roiling professional sports leagues. The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana says punishing students who “take a knee” during the anthem would violate […]
October 3, 2017
Other News
Can Grand Canyon Restore Image of For-Profits?
During the waning years of the Obama presidency, the future of for-profit education (FPE) looked rather bleak. One of the biggest players, ITT Educational Services (ESI), the operator of the ITT Technical Institutes, was forced to close down entirely under the weight of repeated legal actions at the state and federal levels. Other big names, […]
October 3, 2017
Academics
Marine Corps Led to Life of Education, Public Service
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Not quite ready to head to college, Don Butler had just graduated from high school in Mays Lick when he and his older brother met a group of U.S. Marine Corps recruiters at a bar in a Greyhound bus station in Cincinnati. After an evening chatting with the recruiters, Don and […]
October 3, 2017
Other News
V.A. Wants to Scrap For-Profit Ethics Law
The Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing to suspend a 50-year-old ethics law that prevents employees from receiving money or owning a stake in for-profit colleges that pocket hundreds of millions of dollars in tuition paid through the G.I. Bill of Rights. The agency says the conflict-of-interest law — enacted after scandals enveloped the for-profit […]
October 3, 2017
Other News
Air Force Academy Head Delivers Warning on Race Bias
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The leader of the Air Force Academy delivered a poignant and stern message on race relations in a speech to thousands of cadets after someone wrote racial slurs on message boards outside the dorm rooms of five black students. Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria warned students that he would not tolerate […]
October 3, 2017
Academics
Last of U.S. Navy College Offices Close
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced that the remaining four Navy College Offices (NCO) in the continental United States will close as scheduled Oct. 1. Sixteen NCOs closed a year ago, with the modernization of the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC), which now serves as the Navy College Program’s (NCP) […]
October 3, 2017
Academics
A.M.U. Continues Supports for CyberPatriot
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ARLINGTON, Va – The Air Force Association’s (AFA) CyberPatriot program announced today that American Military University (AMU) is continuing its support of the National Youth Cyber Education Program. AMU, part of accredited American Public University System (APUS), is the number-one provider of higher education to the US […]
September 29, 2017
Academics
Making the Case for Student Loan Forgiveness
Since 1980 the cost of college tuition has tripled while the average income has remained basically the same. As a result families have struggled to send their kids to college at a time when a college education has become more critical than ever to even just being able to survive in the job market. The […]
September 29, 2017
Veterans
Austin Peay Gets Grant to Improve Veterans Services
The Veteran Reconnect Grant, established by funding from the Tennessee General Assembly, provides funds for the development of new programs designed to promote the success of student veterans. Austin Peay State University is one of 13 institutions in Tennessee to have the distinction of receiving this grant, and will receive $79,954 this fall. Austin Peay […]
September 29, 2017
Veterans
Latina Veteran Changing the Drone Industry
As technology becomes seamlessly integrated into every aspect of our lives, there is no question that the future of our workforce and competitiveness will depend on our love for math and science. That is why STEM, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, is a hot new topic challenging everything from the way preschool education is delivered […]
September 29, 2017
Policy
Harvard President Urges Mattis to Block Transgender Ban
University President Drew G. Faust wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis last week urging him to allow transgender individuals to serve in the military. This summer, President Donald Trump moved to ban transgender people from serving in the armed forces, reversing an Obama-era policy. In her letter, Faust denounced the decision […]
September 29, 2017
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