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Other News
Incoming Federal Student Aid Boss ‘Could Be Great, Could Be Terrible’
Dr. Arthur Wayne Johnson, the private student loan company executive selected to head the Federal Student Aid agency (FSA), is affiliated with a company that a federal judge recently described as “very aggressive” about fighting efforts to discharge student loans, court records obtained by Diverse show. While a student loan company might be expected to […]
June 23, 2017
Other News
Military Spouses Often Remain Jobless
Military spouse unemployment is a serious problem for the 641,639 people who are married to active-duty service members. Nearly half of those significant others are unemployed, according to a new study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released on June 14. “It’s dismal and just depressing,” Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Joshua Wine and co-founder of […]
June 23, 2017
Academics
Latest Data: Who Serves in Military Today?
Northern states have provided a shrinking supply of military recruits over the past four-plus decades, while the south’s contribution has grown. Washington, D.C., North Dakota and Massachusetts send the fewest recruits per capita into the armed services. These and many other demographic and personnel trends can be gleaned from an annual report on who serves […]
June 23, 2017
Other News
Some Private Schools Opt Out of N.Y. Plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Colgate University has decided to join Le Moyne College in declining to take part in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new initiative that offers tuition assistance for students in New York private schools. Colgate, a prestigious private school in Hamilton, believes the program’s requirements for graduates to live in New York for up to […]
June 22, 2017
Veterans
Peers Help Ease Transition to College from Military
COLORADO SPRINGS – UCCS is using it’s new veterans center to educate incoming student veterans. 2017 is the first year for the ‘PAVE’ program. PAVE stands for Peer Advisors for Veteran Education. The support program connects incoming student veterans with student veterans already on campus in order to help them navigate college life, identify challenges […]
June 22, 2017
Academics
Louisiana College Honored for Aid to Military Families
BOSSIER CITY, La. – Bossier Parish Community College, which has a long-standing commitment to serving our veterans, active duty, military spouses, and dependents, was recently recognized as the top performing two-year college in Louisiana for the number of military-affiliated students served. During the 2016-2017 academic year, BPCC certified more than 1,000 students under the GI […]
June 22, 2017
Policy
Florida Polytechnic University Receives Accreditation
LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida Polytechnic University is now an accredited institution that can award college and graduate school degrees. The Ledger reports (http://bit.ly/2sc5Kff ) the Lakeland school’s certification was announced Friday by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Florida Polytechnic was established in 2012 as a school focused on science, technology, […]
June 22, 2017
Academics
Can Udacity Make “Lifelong Learning” Mainstream?
Udacity believes ‘Nanodegrees’ prepare us for the jobs of tomorrow—here’s a nano report card. The pursuit of ‘lifelong learning’ has gone into overdrive in recent times, given the threat of automation and AI. Jobs of the future will be different from what they are today. YourStory recently caught up with Ishan Gupta, MD, Udacity India, […]
June 22, 2017
Academics
Administrators Focus on Needs of Adult Learners
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning recently shared with Education Dive the need for higher ed institutions to more effectively address the unique learning styles of older, non-traditional students. A spokesperson for the council said via email that some institutions are serving adult populations well with services like weekend and accelerated degree programs and […]
June 22, 2017
Other News
Economics Scholar: Is Post-911 Funding Helping?
Every year, the United States spends over $10 billion on education funding through the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. But are these investments in education helping veterans in the labor market? That’s the question Andrew Barr, a professor from the Department of Economics, wants to answer. “We can use this money in lots of ways. We could […]
June 22, 2017
Academics
Senator: Education Bill for Montana Troops Gains Advocates
(U.S. Senate) – Veterans and advocates are throwing their support behind U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s legislation to ensure that service members who often have to leave behind their jobs and homes to serve their country will not lose out on educational opportunities. Tester’s Educational Development (ED) for Troops and Veterans Act received a hearing in […]
June 20, 2017
Academics
“Boot Camp” Helps Ease Transition to University
Military veterans attending next week’s boot camp at Syracuse University will be training to succeed in the classroom, rather than in battle. The weeklong academic boot camp, coordinated by the Warrior-Scholar Project, prepares enlisted veterans for undergraduate college coursework through seminars and workshops. The program hosted by SU will begin Sunday. Read More
June 20, 2017
Veterans
Troops-to-Teachers Program Receives Grant
BOZEMAN – A Montana State University program that for more than 10 years has assisted veterans who are interested in becoming certified teachers has received a federal grant to continue its services. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded $716,000 to MSU’s regional Lewis and Clark Troops to Teachers program, making it one of only a […]
June 20, 2017
Veterans
Are Veterans the Solution to Teacher Shortage?
In Afghanistan, Clayton Allen was an Army medic at a field hospital in Bagram, treating soldiers who had been maimed or wounded in combat. To unwind, Allen, a violinist, would play classical music from his tent, the tunes at times competing with the sounds of exploding bombs in the distance to fill the night sky. […]
June 20, 2017
Academics
How Online Learning Evolves
How will online education continue to grow and evolve in the coming decades? originally appeared on Quora – the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Online education is in its infancy. There are different phases: Phase 1: Simply put information on the web (e.g. […]
June 20, 2017
Academics
Grants Help Military Students Make Transition
The junior high years can be difficult for any child. But for military children, there are some additional challenges with constant moves, deployments, changes in school requirements and other things that keep the academic environment from remaining stable. Thanks to a grant from the Department of Defense, life for students from S.C. Lee and Copperas […]
June 20, 2017
Other News
Purdue Online Degree Will Cut Cost in Half
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University’s new online institution for about half the cost of tuition, room and board at its main West Lafayette campus. The trustees of the tentatively named Purdue NewU, formerly Kaplan University, announced Friday that in-state tuition for associate or bachelor’s degree […]
June 20, 2017
Academics
Guardsmen Finishes Education He Started 38 Years Ago
ALBANY, N.Y.–Chief Warrant Officer 3 Doug Sherman started his college education in 1979. He finished on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Sherman, age 56, the warrant officer recruiter for the New York Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion graduated with a degree in business management and economics from Empire State College. It took three years […]
June 16, 2017
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