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Section: Other News
Academics
Profile of “Typical” College Student Shifts
Citing data from a handful of recent surveys from Knewton, the Miller Heiman Group and Exult, eSchool News highlights how dramatically the typical college student has changed in just the past 10 years. According to the data from Knewton, 20% of the 20 million students attending colleges and universities in the U.S. are over the […]
July 18, 2017
Academics
Army Launches Campaign to Get Soldiers Hired
The Army’s Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) is hosting a Hire a Soldier Campaign from July 10 – August 11 on SFL-TAP’s Facebook and Twitter pages. The campaign aims to inform transitioning Soldiers on ways to market themselves for civilian careers and offers companies interested in hiring veterans the opportunity to share […]
July 18, 2017
Academics
How to Attend Medical School for Free
It’s not uncommon for medical school graduates to leave school with hundreds of thousands in student loan debt. Last year, among U.S. medical school graduates who borrowed, the median debt burden was $190,000, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. While the idea of graduating medical school debt-free may seem impossible, a few medical […]
July 18, 2017
Veterans
In New Bill, GI Benefits Would Not Expire
Future military veterans will no longer have to worry about an expiration date on their education benefits if newly proposed legislation in the House of Representatives makes its way to the president’s desk. The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2017 would make several changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, including an expansion […]
July 18, 2017
Other News
Service Members, Vets: Restore Loan Protections
As the Trump administration begins the process of overhauling Obama-era regulations meant to protect federal student loan borrowers, mainly those attending for-profit colleges, one group is pressing Department of Education officials to maintain rigorous oversight: veterans and service members. Nearly a dozen veterans and service members testified before Department of Education officials this week during […]
July 18, 2017
Academics
University in Michigan Will Offer Online MBA
ADRIAN — Siena Heights University is starting an online Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program in January. Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies Cheri Betz said in a statement the program is based on the input of employers and business leaders regarding current and future needs. Using their input, SHU developed a curriculum focused […]
July 14, 2017
Academics
Foundation Help Teach Construction Trades
“Building a better future, one skill, one home, one life, at a time,” is the slogan of the EHS Crow Foundation, founded by Garry Hughes and Elaine Bornemeier. The non-profit organization was established in 2016, with the mission of utilizing certified instructors to teach construction industry skills to high school students. Instructors who are certified […]
July 14, 2017
Other News
West Virginia Business College Closes
WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Business College has decided to close its doors while in the midst of a legal battle over the school’s accreditation. James Weir, the college’s general manager, said in an email Monday that declining enrollment for the July 2017 quarter made it financially impossible for the college to remain open. […]
July 14, 2017
Veterans
Texas Foundation Targets Military Vets in Transition
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and State Representative Pat Fallon joined Admiral Bobby R. Inman and Linda Mays McCaul as well as Chancellors William McRaven and John Sharp and representatives from AT&T today to raise awareness of the needs of military veterans who often struggle to find work in corporate America and to support […]
July 14, 2017
Policy
Western Governor’s Introduces Scholarship Program
Western Governors University (WGU), an online, nonprofit, competency-based university established to expand Nevadans’ access to higher education throughout the state is offering 250 Smart Choice Scholarships—each valued at up to $2,000—$500 per six-month term for up to four terms. A total of $50,000 of the overall amount will be given to Nevada residents. Each Smart […]
July 14, 2017
Other News
For-Profit/Not-for-Profit Lines Blur
As soon as the news was announced in April, the phones started ringing off the hook — that is, they would have if phones did that anymore — at Cooley, an education industry law firm. Purdue University, a land-grant institution with a sterling academic brand honed since 1869, had announced a stunning merger with Kaplan […]
July 14, 2017
Other News
Lawmakers Reach Deal on Expanded GI Bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade, removing a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boosting money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve. The deal announced early Thursday is a sweeping effort to fill coverage […]
July 14, 2017
Academics
Why Professional Learners Like MOOCs
In Oct 2011, a few Stanford professors offered three online courses which were completely free. The strong public interest in these courses caught everyone by surprise. More than 100,000 people signed up—for each course. This led to a feeling of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) across higher education and Silicon Valley, both of whom invested […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
4 Grads Tell Why They Chose Money’s Top Colleges
Every year, MONEY ranks the best colleges for your money, finding the schools that add the most value for students’ tuition dollars. This year we interviewed recent graduates of four of the top schools on our list—asking them to tell us what worked for them, how they covered their costs, and what advice they’d pass […]
July 13, 2017
Veterans
Veterans Trade Uniforms for Chef’s Jackets
Five military veterans stand at work stations in the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee’s Culinary Innovation Laboratory in Lakewood Ranch. Armed with whisks, the former soldiers’ military uniforms have been replaced by white double-breasted chef’s jackets. All eyes are on their instructor, former battlefield paramedic Bryan Jacobs, who is teaching the students how to make […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
Rankings Address Measuring College Outcomes
Some 20 years ago, I spent my summer in Washington, D.C., as an intern for the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. Part of my job was to call colleges to get missing data that was used to compile the rankings or confirm the data that the magazine already had from the school. Princeton […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
Tennessee Colleges Use $760,000 Grants for Military and Veterans
Tennessee is pouring more than $760,000 into one of the most persistent problems facing military veterans going to college: finding a way to translate their experience on the battlefield into course credits. Colleges have long sought to help veterans hit the ground running with early college credits for their experience. But officials acknowledge the current […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
Vouchers Accelerate Graduate Education for Naval Officers
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) — Naval officers unable to pursue full-time graduate studies now have an additional education option with the FY-18 Graduate Education Voucher (GEV) program, announced July 11. Detailed in Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 160-17, the GEV program offers eligible officers the opportunity to receive funded graduate education during off-duty hours. Through GEV, unrestricted […]
July 13, 2017
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