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V.A. Wants to Waive Anti-Corruption Rule

The Trump administration is seeking to waive a 50-year-old anti-corruption law that prevents officials who administer the GI Bill from accepting money from for-profit schools backed by taxpayer subsidies. The proposed regulation, published Thursday in the Federal Register, would allow employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive “wages, salary, dividends, profits, gratuities” and […]

September 19, 2017

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Western Governor’s Offers $200,000 in Scholarships for Women

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, careers in the male-dominated IT field are projected to grow by 12% (about 488,500 new jobs) through 2024. In an effort to help women gain the education they need to fill these positions, nonprofit, online Western Governors University (WGU) has announced 100 new scholarships for any of its […]

September 15, 2017

Va. Opens New Training Program at T.C.C.

The latest educational opportunity for transitioning service members and military veterans was kicked off with a nod from Gov. Terry McAuliffe. “It’s a great day for Virginia,” said McAuliffe who has made veterans an important part of his term. “We need to lean in on the workforce and try to keep veterans here in Virginia. […]

September 15, 2017

Sullivan U. Strives to Make Transition Easier

What’s harder than serving your country in the United States Armed Forces? Leaving the military life behind to return to the civilian world. Readjusting to the less-regimented, quieter existence takes time, possibly more so than leaving it behind for the military upon enlisting. One of the easier ways to make the transition is attending college. […]

September 15, 2017

Senator: Bill Would Block Transgender Ban

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is backing a bill to prevent the removal of transgender service members from the military. The Democrat sponsored a bipartisan bill with Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine. President Trump announced plans for a transgender military ban in July. The bill from Gillibrand and Collins also requires a transgender military […]

September 15, 2017

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Transgender ROTC Student Finds Support

Morgantown junior Levi Hanson was undecided about what he wanted to do in the future or what to major in when he arrived at WKU. He just knew he wanted to feel like he was helping people. Hanson, a transgender male, began taking ROTC classes last year and was working toward becoming a contracted cadet […]

September 15, 2017

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Canada Enhances Its Supports for Vets and Families

Whenever a Canadian serves in Canada’s armed forces, their whole family serves with them. That is why the Government of Canada has made it a priority to not only improve benefits and services for our nation’s Veterans, but for their families as well. Sherry Romanado, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate […]

September 15, 2017

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Why Are Universities Buying Military Arms?

Sending an ominous signal to student protest movements nationwide, universities across the US are once again able to equip their police forces with castoff military gear, tying them ever more intimately into the military-industrial complex. In August, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced at a Fraternal Order of Police convention that Program 1033 would resume providing […]

September 15, 2017

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Some Faculty Critical of Purdue’s Online Plan

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— Purdue University’s plans for a new online school are drawing criticism from some faculty members. The proposed school, called NewU, would emerge from Purdue’s purchase of for-profit Kaplan University, which was announced five months ago, the Journal & Courier reported. Some Purdue faculty members who question those plans say they’re worried about […]

September 14, 2017

V.M.I.: Confederate Statues Will Stay Put

Leaders of Virginia Military Institute said Tuesday that the school will keep its Confederate statues and consider adding more historical context in the aftermath of last month’s violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. At a VMI board of visitors meeting Tuesday, VMI Superintendent J.H. Binford Peay III defended the school’s traditions while declaring that “there’s […]

September 14, 2017

High-Tech Grad School Opens in NYC

NEW YORK — The city’s quest to make itself a legitimate rival to Silicon Valley as a high-tech hub has long bumped up against some harsh realities, among them the fact it hasn’t had a top-tier technology school pumping out the next generation of entrepreneurs and engineers. A potential answer to that problem, a new […]

September 14, 2017

Loan Forgiveness for For-Profit Fraud Stalled at DOE

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of former students who say they were swindled by for-profit colleges are being left in limbo as the Trump administration delays action on requests for loan forgiveness, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Education Department is sitting on more than 65,000 unapproved claims as it rewrites […]

September 14, 2017

Under DeVos, For-Profit Stocks Promise High Returns

For-profit education companies finally seem to be winning their fight against the Obama-era regulations that pushed two behemoths, Corinthian Colleges and ITT Tech, into bankruptcy, while the others saw their stock prices and enrollment plunging. The Department of Education under Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has delayed implementation of gainful employment rules, withdrawn key federal student […]

September 14, 2017

Senator Wants Some Bases Closed

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said he wants Congress to authorize a new round of military base closings. The Rhode Island Democrat filed an amendment with Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain to the Senate’s defense authorization bill for fiscal 2018 on Monday to authorize a round of base closures and realignments, starting in […]

September 14, 2017

MOOCS — Harbingers of Major Change in Learning

Technology has long been used to improve how we learn, but today’s digital advances, particularly with social media, have taken learning in powerful new — and for some — entirely unexpected directions. The vast co-created commons of the Internet have long been seen as a way for the connected and motivated to learn on their […]

September 14, 2017

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List for F1 Visas Includes Many “Ghost Colleges”

Here’s the scenario: A U.S. consular official at an overseas location is facing an alien who wants a student (F-1) visa. The alien has a piece of paper from an American graduate school that says he has been admitted and is eligible for the visa. He also has documentation of his graduation from a local […]

September 12, 2017

AG Sues to Keep Arizona Tuition as Free as Possible

PHOENIX — The state’s top prosecutor is charging that the Board of Regents is ignoring a constitutional requirement that tuition for Arizona residents be “as nearly free as possible.” In a 20-page complaint filed Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court, Attorney General Mark Brnovich said board members have “dramatically and unconstitutionally” increased the cost of […]

September 12, 2017

Program Assists Spouses During Deployments

With the impending deployment of 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Aurora Military Housing officials are working to remind family members of the benefits of their Deployed Spouse Program. Available to all families of active duty service members living in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson housing, the program lends a hand during longer military deployments, […]

September 12, 2017