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Sports Camp Challenges Veterans

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Marine veteran Joyce Ralph sometimes stays at home in Massachusetts instead of going for a bike ride or doing other things she likes to do. She feels too anxious because of her post-traumatic stress disorder. Army veteran Paul Miosek sometimes feels isolated at his home in New York. No one else he […]

August 12, 2016

‘Boot Camp’ Prepares Military Vets for College

To prepare post-9/11 veterans to the demands of an academic environment, the Warrior-Scholar Project was launched, and the University of Arizona is this week hosting more than a dozen veterans in an immersive, academic boot camp. Earlier this year, the Warrior-Scholar Project named the UA and others, including Georgetown University, Harvard University and Yale University, […]

August 12, 2016

VFW Scholarship Aids Veterans and Families at Minnesota

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5039 recently created a scholarship for veterans and their families at the University of Minnesota, Morris. New for 2016–17, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5039 of Morris Scholarship has been designated for a veteran, the son or daughter of a veteran, or the grandson or granddaughter of a veteran […]

August 11, 2016

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Benefit for Disabled Vets Begins in November

By Kellie Lunney | The Office of Personnel Management on Friday will publish the final rule implementing a law that gives new federal employees who are disabled veterans the equivalent of a full year’s sick leave up front to go to their medical appointments. The 2015 Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act gives 104 hours of […]

August 11, 2016

Protect Higher Education for Our Veterans

Following more than a decade of fighting asymmetric conflicts on multiple fronts, many veterans today face an entirely new dilemma on a very different terrain. While transitioning from military to civilian life, millions of veterans consider taking advantage of their GI Bill benefits to further their education. The Post-9/11 GI Bill — enacted in 2008 […]

August 11, 2016

Injured Marine Finds Healing in Woodworking

Retired Gunnery Sgt. Ernesto Aquino was wounded 12 years ago during his fifth deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan and came home with back injuries that left him wheelchair bound with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. He was close to taking his life, but the thought of his children without a father held him […]

August 11, 2016

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Increasing Adjunct Faculty

By Ashley A. Smith | Student success initiatives tend to work better on campuses where faculty members are engaged. So Achieving the Dream, the nonprofit organization that advocates for institutional improvement at community colleges, is unveiling a new initiative that will help part-time faculty members become more active in their colleges’ reform efforts, with the […]

August 11, 2016

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Project Expects Layoffs as Part of Restructuring

The new chief executive of the Wounded Warrior Project, one of the nation’s largest veterans charities, said he anticipates laying off an undisclosed number of employees and cutting the amount of financing it provides smaller veterans groups amid a restructuring that follows scrutiny of the nonprofit organization’s spending. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Linnington, who […]

August 9, 2016

DoD’s Virtual Fair Helps Answer Education Questions

PENSACOLA, Fla., Aug. 2, 2016 — Registration is now open for the Defense Department’s second Voluntary Education Virtual Education Fair, scheduled for Aug. 11 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT, according to a Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support news release. The fair is for service members and spouses. It provides the opportunity to […]

August 9, 2016

Montana Senator Talks to Students about Pell Grants

While waiting for his spring wheat to ripen, Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester visited freshmen students at Montana State University on Wednesday and discussed his support for making federal college grants available year round. Tester said federal Pell grants are an important tool for addressing college affordability and that they need to be available for […]

August 9, 2016

NCOs Face Mandatory Writing Test Oct. 1

Beginning Oct. 1, all soldiers and noncommissioned officers preparing to attend an NCO professional military education course will be required to take an English comprehension and writing assessment. The move is part of the Army’s ongoing effort to sharpen its education courses and develop better leaders. A pilot underway right now with Basic Leader Course […]

August 9, 2016

Administrator Has a Passion for Military Education

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.— Carol Clark will be the first to tell you her soapbox is education opportunities for veterans. “I’m a first-generation college graduate. … And I know the value of a college degree.” During her days as a military wife, following her husband Steve to the various locations he was stationed with the Air Force, […]

August 9, 2016

APP Aims to Help Military in Transition

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Military.com launched a free mobile app today that assists military members through their transition out of military service and prepares them for civilian life. Transition by Military.com is sponsored by Citi, and is free on Google Play and the Apple App Store (iTunes). The app provides a personalized […]

August 9, 2016

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The gig economy is making waves in education

According to a recent FlexJobs report, over one-third of the American workers freelance — and education is one of the top-five industries with high demand for freelance laborers. “Contract jobs in the education field seem to be keeping pace with the overall growth in flexible work we’ve seen in recent years,” said Brie Reynolds, director […]

August 5, 2016

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Grand Canyon Education separating itself from the for-profit pack

Grand Canyon Education Inc. (Nasdaq: LOPE) continues to separate itself from the pack as other for-profits continue to struggle. The Phoenix-based operator of Grand Canyon University reported increased revenue, net income and enrollment for the second quarter. GCU reported $27.6 million in net income on $191.3 million in net revenue for the second quarter ended […]

August 5, 2016

Where Clinton and Trump Stand on Student Debt

Clinton wants free tuition at many public colleges and less restrictive student loan terms. Trump dislikes student debt, but his plans are not as clearly defined. Key differences: Both Clinton and Trump say they want to reduce the rising levels of student loan debt on college graduates, but their methods differ. Key Clinton quote: “No […]

August 5, 2016

Conn. Community Colleges Targeting Veterans For Advanced Manufacturing

Scott Jackson, the commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor, said Monday that his department is using its database to find unemployed and underemployed veterans for advanced manufacturing programs. “Veterans emerged as a group that we could really reach out to in a very targeted way and they are folks that we need to reach […]

August 5, 2016

Democrats Offer Bill to Simplify FASA

Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation that would simplify the FAFSA process. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a form that low-income students are required to fill out every year in order to apply for Pell grants, which provide baseline financial aid. Under the “File Once FAFSA Act of 2016,” the student would only […]

August 5, 2016