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Rethinking Military Education

The 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy charges that military education “has stagnated, focused more on the accomplishment of mandatory credit at the expense of lethality and ingenuity.” This claim has put the military classroom in the spotlight. Jennifer Mittelstadt, Paula Thornhill, David Morgan-Owen, Tammy Schultz, and Richard Andres each offer new, insightful critiques and competing […]

September 11, 2018

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Training Program Helps Military Spouses, Veterans

Norvinnia McLaurine left the U.S. Army after 21 years of service in April. Since then, he’s struggled to find work. McLaurine, who was a warrant officer, said he found it difficult to translate his military skills to the civilian workforce. He’s also raising his 19-year-old son who has autism, so he needs a flexible work […]

September 11, 2018

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V.A. Voc Rehab to Increase Counselors by 20%

The Department of Veterans Affairs finally increased the headcount of its little known VA Vocational Rehabilitation program by hiring 20 percent more counselors. “The VR&E program is much more than a benefits program,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “It’s a vital support network, where VA’s expert counselors work closely with Veterans on their personalized vocational […]

September 11, 2018

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U.S. News Rankings: Best Value, Top Choices for Low-Income Students

Where can you get the most value for your college dollar? According to U.S. News & World Report, among national universities, that would be at Princeton. The names at the top of the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings are the ones you expect to see, but for students and parents who have the ballooning […]

September 11, 2018

Purdue Global Eliminates Confidentiality Agreement

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s nonprofit online program will no longer require faculty to sign confidentiality agreements following criticism from a national group of professors. Purdue Global Chancellor Betty Vandenbosch told nearly 2,000 faculty members Wednesday that officials are eliminating the “confidentiality and restriction agreement” professors previously had to sign before teaching, the Journal […]

September 11, 2018

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Trump Spares The Rod, Makes For-Profit Colleges Great Again

For-profit colleges took a battering during the Obama years. Concerns about tuition rates, rising student loan debt and employment success after graduation drove regulations that forced the closure of hundreds of programs hosting hundreds of thousands of students. But a lighter touch from the Department of Education under President Donald Trump has reversed prospects for […]

September 11, 2018

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Victims of For-Profit Fraud Are Getting Only Partial Relief

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is granting only partial loan forgiveness to the vast majority of students approved for help because of fraud by for-profit colleges, according to preliminary Education Department data obtained by The Associated Press. The figures demonstrate the impact of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new policy of tiered relief, in which […]

September 11, 2018

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Companies Fined for Using Scam Websites to Steal Data

The Federal Trade Commission has shut down several websites and issued a $12.1 million fine against a group of companies that illegally gathered personal information from prospective military enlistees, then sold it to marketing companies and for-profit colleges. Sunkey Publishing Inc. and Fanmail.com LLC have agreed to relinquish their domain names, including army.com and armyenlist.com, […]

September 11, 2018

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No Room — Citadel Takes Creative Steps to Ease Housing Shortage

At least 92 Citadel cadets returned to campus for the fall 2018 semester to learn there was no room for them in the barracks. Facing an acute shortage of student housing, the public military college has squeezed cadets into unusual places or off the campus entirely. Currently, 13 cadets are living in a trailer beside […]

September 9, 2018

Air Force Opens First ‘Invisible Wounds’ Center at Eglin

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The 96th Medical Group held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Air Force’s first Invisible Wounds Center here Aug. 30. More than 120 people attended the event and toured the new facility, including Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Air Force Brig. Gen. […]

September 9, 2018

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Ohio State Cuts Fees, Allows In-State Tuition for Military

Ohio State University is eliminating dozens of fees as part of plan to save students $1.9 million a year. University trustees approved the plan Friday, which includes the elimination of 278 course fees, or about 70 percent of all fees, covering costs such as laboratory sessions or specialized materials. As part of the same savings […]

September 9, 2018

House Passes Bill on Counseling for Student Borrowers

The full House on Wednesday afternoon passed the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, H.R. 1635, which provides annual financial counseling for student loan borrowers. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said after the 406-4 vote that “college should be an opportunity for all those who want it. But with a complex federal financial aid system that […]

September 9, 2018

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Pentagon Changing ‘Up or Out’ Promotion Policy

The Pentagon has just been authorized to make changes to its officer promotion policy that would, among other actions, make it possible to stay on at one’s rank rather than face up-or-out promotion peril. There are nearly a quarter million commissioned officers in active duty in the U.S. military. Getting promoted to a higher rank […]

September 9, 2018

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DOD Reverses GI Bill Transfer Policy for Wounded Warriors

Purple Heart recipients on active duty will soon be exempt from a new policy barring troops from transferring their post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to their dependents if they cannot commit to an additional four years of service. The policy update, announced in July, immediately excluded those who could not extend their service by four […]

September 9, 2018

GI Bill Delays Could Effect Checks

WASHINGTON — Student veterans starting the 2018-2019 school year could receive incorrect housing payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs because the agency missed a deadline to fully implement changes to how the checks are calculated, lawmakers and veteran advocates said Wednesday. Last year, Congress approved the Forever GI Bill, a major expansion of veterans’ […]

September 9, 2018

Transition — Translating Military Experience to Civilian Employment

Transitioning out of uniform can be hard. Whether you are finishing one enlistment or retiring after 20 or more years, it is common to feel uncertain about your future—especially your career. Finding a civilian job isn’t always easy. However, employment is important not just for your finances. It can also help your psychological health and […]

September 6, 2018

How Google’s New Job Search Function Helps Military

Of the roughly 250,000 servicemembers who transition out of the military each year, one in three veterans end up taking jobs well below their skill level. This discouraging statistic is what prompted a group of veterans who work for Google to design solutions for Google’s platform. These solutions make it easier for transitioning servicemembers to translate their […]

September 6, 2018

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‘Drone Natives” May Present Challenges for Future Military

WASHINGTON — The term “digital natives” was coined for children born after 2000, because those young people have grown up in a world already inundated with computers, cell phones and tablets, said Luke Shabro, deputy director of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s “Mad Scientist Initiative.” Children born today might one day be called “drone […]

September 6, 2018

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