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Section: Military
Veterans
Wounded Warrior Project Helps K.C. Veteran Find a Job
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After serving the United States during times of war, it’s still harder for veterans to find jobs than civilians. When you add an injury on top of that veteran status, the odds are even steeper. A recently released study shows many employers see veterans as heroes but they don’t necessarily see […]
August 25, 2016
Other News
Supporting Veterans? Think Local
Don’t donate to veterans’ charities that contact you through the mail, phone or TV. Don’t get me wrong. I would encourage you to give to our vets — but do it locally, to Rockland veterans groups. We should all learn a lesson from the Wounded Warrior Project and how quickly that fell apart. If you […]
August 25, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
U.S. Army Combat Veteran Reports On Business Built On Urban Farming.
After 20 years of travails and a 10-year-long war, literature’s most celebrated veteran, Odysseus, finally returns to his homeland to find he does not recognize it—or himself—at all. As he sets foot upon home soil, noble Odysseus “awoke from his sleep, having been away so long that he did not know his fatherland again”. Read […]
August 25, 2016
Other News
Service Member for Life Commits to Improving Transition
Service members often hear duty to their country isn’t just a commitment but an opportunity to be placed in a position to excel in civilian life. The newly renovated Service Member for Life program on Joint Base Lewis-McChord is committed to improving that transition process of becoming a civilian. In October, JBLM will be one […]
August 25, 2016
Academics
College Fights Education Department Decision on Going Nonprofit
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a Utah-based chain of career colleges, is demanding the Department of Education reconsider its request to become a nonprofit under the federal financial aid program, accusing the agency of disregarding legal precedent to advance a political agenda. The appeal arrives two weeks after the department denied the company’s […]
August 25, 2016
Academics
General Education Courses Scrutinized as College Prices Rise
Schools like Amherst College offer dozens of general education course options, and while skeptics challenge the rigor of courses in video games and zombies, advocates suggest they are an ideal way to expand critical thinking, problem solving and diversity. Read More
August 25, 2016
Academics
What Employers Think of Online Degrees
Getting an online degree is easy nowadays. Technology has certainly helped a lot of people get an education anytime and anywhere. However, do employers give the same treatment to candidates who gained their education online as with someone who went through traditional college? Read More
August 25, 2016
Academics
School 2.0: The Blended Learning Evolution
Schools across the country have moved to the next level of blended learning, turning to student-directed personalized work that matches pupils’ needs and abilities, rather than simply combining online elements with face-to-face instruction. Read More
August 25, 2016
Policy
Ruling Clears the Way for Graduate Students to Unionize
Graduate students at private institutions can now form unions, according to a 3-1 decision from the National Labor Relations Board, which redefines working and educational relationships between students and institutions. The United Auto Workers, who petitioned for representation on behalf of graduate assistants at Columbia University, successfully argued that a working relationship with an institution […]
August 25, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Loan Forgiveness Is Available for Public Service Work
If you work in public service, you already know that feeling of self-fulfillment that comes from helping others, but you might not realize a potential added benefit of your public service work: federal student loan forgiveness. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made […]
August 23, 2016
Academics
SAMS Earns Joint Education Accreditation
The U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies’ Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies Program has been accredited to grant Joint Professional Military Education Level II credit through 2019. The announcement was made in a memorandum from the Defense Department director for Joint Force Development to the commandant of the Command and General Staff College. Read More
August 23, 2016
Veterans
Oregon Expo Will Help Veterans Learn about Benefits
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ second annual Veteran Benefit Expo will be held Sept. 8 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland. The event brings together close to 100 federal, state and local providers of programs and services that benefit veterans and their families. Read More
August 23, 2016
Veterans
Summit Highlights Challenges for Student Veterans
DANVERS — Instead of recalling the fog of war, a group of college veterans spoke about the support they have received and the fog of trying to navigate their school and their veterans benefits, during a Veterans Education Summit held at North Shore Community College Wednesday. The daylong summit brought together representatives from 22 state […]
August 23, 2016
Veterans
Veterans Center Starts Textbooks to Troops Program
University of Southern Mississippi senior Ashley Thames, a member of the Air Force Reserve and a nursing student, said a new program called Textbooks for Troops will help her save money on the nursing textbooks she needs to complete her education. “It will be helpful”, she said. “We spend a lot of money on tuition. […]
August 23, 2016
Veterans
A Veteran Makes His Own Success Story
Measuring success is much more than quantifiable and qualitative results. Depending on a person’s culture success could be defined with several different meanings. Business success may be determined by revenue, success on the battlefield is determined by victory. But, how does a person measure personal success? “Success is to be measured not so much by […]
August 23, 2016
Veterans
Mental Health Aid Helps Veterans in Transition
Military service teaches resilience, responsibility, teamwork and persistence — traits that translate well into the civilian business world. But the chain of command, the path to promotion and the freedom to make your own decisions are very different in the military versus civilian settings, and that can be daunting to service men and women transitioning […]
August 23, 2016
Other News
Preparation Is Key for Army Reserve Retirement
VICENZA, Italy – The 7th Mission Support Command hosted the 99th Regional Support Command Retirement Services Office bi-annual preretirement brief Aug. 20, 2016. The 99th RSO briefs U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard military retirees and potential military retiree communities across Europe about USAR and NG retirement benefits and services twice a year with the […]
August 23, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Are Public Colleges Paying Off for Students?
As Junior prepares to head out the door for the onset of the fall college term, a new study is out today that provides a snapshot of sorts of whether the folks are getting their money’s worth, and it includes a surprise or two. The study by Third Way, a nonpartisan research group that rries […]
August 19, 2016
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