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UNC Military Liaison Making a Difference

I am the Military Liaison and Program Manager for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and founder and president of the Southeastern Council on Military Education. UNCW@Onslow has three office locations within Onslow County, aboard Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River – all of which are dedicated to serving military-affiliated personnel and area residents. […]

January 4, 2018

Hire-a-Vet Campaign Trains Employers

AUGUSTA—Maine’s Hire-A-Vet Campaign is offering businesses attendance at Military Culture 202, a no-cost training seminar to help employers recruit and retain veterans to their workforce. A panel of employers, including IDEXX, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) and the State of Maine, will also share their best practices for recruiting, hiring, and retaining veterans during the […]

January 4, 2018

Maine Lawmaker Wants to Expand Free Tuition Plan for Guard

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Senate President Mike Thibodeau wants to expand a program that allows National Guard personnel to attend state colleges and universities tuition-free. Last year, a 100 percent tuition waiver went into effect for National Guard members who attend University of Maine System and Maine Community College System schools. Thibodeau said he wants […]

January 4, 2018

Experts: Lying About Service Is Common, Rarely Punished

Editor’s note: The Times Free Press in November 2016 published a story that included information about Vietnam veteran Stephen D. Holloway, who was speaking at a Veterans Day event in Pikeville, Tenn., and claimed to be the most-decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. Holloway’s public claims were challenged by veterans of Vietnam and other conflicts, […]

January 4, 2018

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5 Trends That Will Shake Up Higher Ed in 2018

In 2017, a focus on adult learners was named the Education Dive: Higher Education Obsession of the Year, and for good reason: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 8.1 million students enrolled in higher education — or more than 40% — in 2015 were 25+ years old. While 2017 saw a lot of […]

January 4, 2018

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Higher Ed Act Moves Forward in the House

As Congress reconvenes this month, there is significant movement toward a 2018 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), the nation’s primary law with respect to postsecondary education and which authorizes the federal student financial aid programs. On December 13, 2017, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by […]

January 4, 2018

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Getting Down to Business

Attention: Our 20 million veterans represent 9 percent of the total U.S. population. There are 2.5 million veteran-owned businesses in the U.S. that contribute $195 billion in annual payroll and account for $1.1 trillion in annual receipts. According to the study that produced those statistics, veterans have launched businesses at higher rates than non-veterans for […]

January 2, 2018

House Passes Bills to Support Veterans, Others in STEM

House lawmakers wrapped up the year by passing three bills aimed at strengthening government programs for people hoping to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. As both the government and the private sector struggle to fill STEM positions with top talent, the bipartisan legislation would support education and training initiatives for women, veterans […]

January 2, 2018

Gillette College Student, Ex-Marine Honored

Jeff Turkowski knows how to serve. The Newcastle native can pinpoint the moment he knew he wanted to serve his country in the military. Like many war veterans of his generation, it was Sept. 11, 2001. “When it happened, I couldn’t get out of my chair,” he said of the terrorist attacks on the World […]

January 2, 2018

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Job Centers Transforms Ex-Marine’s Life

Victorville, CA – Marine Corps veteran Gregory Lincoln was 59 when word came down that his government contract position was being eliminated. Making matters worse, a series of mix-ups caused his final paycheck to be garnished and unemployment benefits to be denied. “My family was facing our darkest moment ever and we had no hope,” […]

January 2, 2018

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Innovation in Higher Ed: How to Get There

The term “innovation” conjures up all sorts of high tech-centered dreams worthy of an Elon Musk keynote. “Higher education innovation” is no different, though instead of flying cars and Mars colonies, what likely comes to mind first are online and competency-based learning platforms, learning management systems, or electronic whiteboards. Few places is this more true […]

January 2, 2018

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Bill Would Allow More Transfers of Education Benefits

A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. John Katko and a Democratic colleague would enable more military service members to transfer Post-9/11 G.I. Bill education benefits to their spouses or children. Under the current program, military personnel with at least six years of service can transfer education benefits to immediate family if they commit to serving […]

January 2, 2018

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How Washington Could Shape Higher Ed in 2018

The year ahead could usher in significant changes in the federal government’s role in higher education. Events set in motion in 2017 will loom large, though resolutions may be years in the making. Here are a few things worth watching in the coming months: Senate higher education bill: Universities, families, lenders and anyone with ties […]

January 2, 2018

Trump Drops Challenge to Transgender Enlistment

Transgender individuals can openly sign up for military service for the first time starting Jan. 1 after the Trump administration announced Friday it will no longer challenge the enlistments. Two federal appeals courts last week rejected the administration’s request to put on hold orders by lower court judges that would require the military to begin […]

January 2, 2018

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Elitists and Crybabies

Frank Antenori shot the head off a rattlesnake at his back door last summer — a deadeye pistol blast from 20 feet. No college professor taught him that. The U.S. Army trained him, as a marksman and a medic, on the “two-way rifle range” of Afghanistan and Iraq. Useful skills. Smart return on taxpayers’ investment. […]

December 21, 2017

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Military Widow Funds Law Scholarships

Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law recently created a scholarship program for U.S. military veterans thanks to Deborah Carstens, whose late husband was an attorney who served in the Marine Corps. The initiative will give four complete scholarships for a J.D. degree to veteran students. Carsten made the donation after learning that […]

December 21, 2017

New Generation Learns Jungle Skills

They are scenes reminiscent of the Vietnam War and the Pacific Theater during World War II: U.S. soldiers, caked with mud and dripping wet from monsoon rains, quietly traversing thick jungle brush. But instead of southeast Asia, these are the Hawaiian jungles northwest of Honolulu, where the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division is training some […]

December 21, 2017

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Medal Recipient Gets Ovation at Graduation

Kyle Carpenter says he never went a day at the University of South Carolina without a professor or fellow student thanking him for his sacrifice as a U.S. Marine. But he admits he also never encountered a moment more special than his last as a USC student, when thousands of his classmates and their families […]

December 21, 2017

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