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Veteran Who Once Lived in Car Graduates College

WINTERVILLE, N.C.— There was a time when Zack Cleghorn “didn’t want to wake up in the morning.” Four years ago he finished a seven-year tour as a Marine, but returning to the United States was tough. The 28-year-old struggled with PTSD and depression and was living out of his car. Now, he’s the first college […]

March 7, 2017

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Utah Veteran Student Featured in Bush’s Book

Not every college student gets invited to a former United States president’s 70th birthday party, or to go mountain bike riding with him. But Utah Valley University student Leslie Zimmerman is not your average student. A non-traditional student, she enlisted in the U.S. Army when she was 18. It was her service that led George […]

March 7, 2017

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For-Profit Enrollment Doubled Since 1996

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina — For-profit schools, which have substantially increased their share of the nation’s college enrollment in recent years, attract a different blend of students than their public and private nonprofit counterparts, according to a new report by RTI International researchers. In 1995-1996, just 5 percent of U.S. postsecondary students chose a […]

March 7, 2017

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Work Overseas, Study Online

It’s true that an education from one of America’s universities is highly valuable. Our universities are among the best in the world, with students from all over the globe seeking admittance. But it’s also true that America’s job market is tough. It’s highly competitive and wages are relatively low, meaning grads with student loan debt […]

March 3, 2017

Bill Would Increase Tuition Aid for Guardsmen

In an effort to help bring the next-generation F-35A fighter jet to Montgomery, a bill was introduced to offer local Guardsmen tuition assistance. Currently ranked 48th in the nation, Alabama’s tuition support for National Guardsmen is “killing” the city’s chances to land the high-tech jet and with it the preservation of more than 4,000 jobs, […]

March 3, 2017

Illinois Veterans Help Comrades Affected by Fire

URBANA — When University of Illinois student and Marine veteran Jason Sakowski heard about a fatal fire in Danville that claimed the life of one veteran and displaced others, he wanted to do something to help. “It sounded so horrible,” said Sakowski, coordinator for Veteran Student Support Services on the UI campus. He said he […]

March 3, 2017

“Battlefields to Ballfields” Puts Vets in Officiating Jobs

During a lengthy drive from his Sacramento home to Oregon for a golf and fishing vacation, Mike Pereira had plenty of time to think about addressing two issues especially important to him. How could the former director of NFL officiating combine enhancing his lifelong profession while helping military veterans transition into new careers. He came […]

March 3, 2017

Montana Veteran Finds Purpose and Support at College

After twelve years of honorable service in the Army and five deployments overseas, Blake Thompson found himself in a challenging position. “I decided I needed a new career to support my family and wanted to use my G.I. benefits to learn new skills. Since Kalispell, Montana is my home, I wanted to see what Flathead […]

March 3, 2017

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Florida Program Gets Veterans into Nursing

A program at Florida International University’s Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences is helping recent veterans, current reservists, and national guard members integrate into education and prepare for a future as a nursing professional. The Veterans Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) program is open to service members who trained and served in […]

March 3, 2017

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New Military-Friendly Rankings Released

SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher founded in 2004, just published the results of their research and analysis of military-friendly online colleges. The organization evaluated accredited colleges offering online degrees on the basis of key factors of military-friendly education in an online environment in order to develop a list of the 2017 Top […]

March 3, 2017

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N.Y. Lawmakers Want Revisions to Free-Tuition Plan

More than 30 members of the state Assembly have signed a budget letter to their Speaker, Carl Heastie, outlining an alternative version of the free college tuition proposal being championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo that they want Heastie to adopt for the chamber. The Assembly members, all Democrats, aim to make Cuomo’s plan more inclusive […]

March 3, 2017

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Working to Ease Veterans’ Re-Entry

Ever since the horrific attack on our country on 9/11, we in the United States have been in a watchful state. We have also actively defended our interests abroad with counterattacks on those who would harm us. On the front lines have been the men and women of our armed forces, and they have carried […]

March 2, 2017

Illinois School Adds Veterans Honor Society

EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is adding SALUTE, the only national honor society dedicated to recognizing and honoring military and veteran students for their service and outstanding academic performance: Service – Academics – Leadership – Unity – Tribute – Excellence. The program is made possible by a grant from the American Council on Education/Walmart […]

March 2, 2017

Texas Bill Would Benefit Veterans

A Texas lawmaker authored a bill to prevent penalties against student veterans and their families whose benefits aren’t in sync with education deadlines. Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, authored House bill 846 to prevent higher education institutions from dropping veteran students and their families from classes or charging extra fees if their state or federal […]

March 2, 2017

Lawmakers Offer Act to Expand Military Education

(U.S. Senate) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, and Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today are introducing legislation to ensure that America’s veterans have access to educational opportunities. The Senators’ Educational Development (ED) for Troops and Veterans Act will […]

March 2, 2017

College Staff Take Course in Military Competency

February 28, 2017 —With about 20 percent of its students connected to the military, Texas A & M University, San Antonio, recently took an extraordinary step: It became the first college in the United States to require all faculty and staff to take “military competency” training. As part of its mission to be “military embracing,” […]

March 2, 2017

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Stanford Expands Veterans’ Programs

After serving six years in the U.S. Army, including five deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Cole Moses knew that the transition to academic life – as an MBA student at Stanford Graduate School of Business – would be tough. Still, even before he arrived on campus Moses knew he could rely on two organizations for […]

March 2, 2017

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Scholar Rates For-Profit Schools as “Lower Ed”

Tressie McMillan Cottom studies for-profit colleges as a sociologist at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has analyzed large data sets, scrutinized financial filings, interviewed students and staff. But she has also helped enroll students at two different for-profits herself. They’re not named, but known only as “Beauty College” and “Technical College” in her new book, Lower […]

March 2, 2017

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