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Air Force Intelligence Veteran Earned Doctorate

Today’s veteran: Tom Conkright, 75 Born: Topeka, Kan. Residence: St. Marys Service: Air Force, 5 years Rank: Captain Duties: Air intelligence officer Recognitions: National Defense Service Medal; Air Force Longevity Service Award; Joint Service Commendation Award; Marksman Ribbon Read More

January 6, 2017

Will Trump VA Choice Threaten Research?

President-elect Donald J. Trump will soon announce his pick for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and his nominee should honor the phenomenal research that the Veterans Health Administration provides. VHA research — the nicotine patch, the first implantable cardiac pacemaker, the Shingles vaccine, among many others — benefits not only veterans but all Americans. Last year […]

January 6, 2017

Battlefield to Boardroom — Helps “Translate” Military Job Lingo

LAKELAND, Fla. — When Susannah Wesley-Ahlschwede’s childhood friend, Justin Thomas, called her asking for help with his resume, she jumped at the chance to help the former marine. Thomas, a decorated veteran with ample experience, was having a hard time finding work in the private sector. After taking a look at his resume, Wesley-Ahlschwede, 33, […]

January 6, 2017

Angus Jamerson, one of First Black Marines, dies at 89

A Georgia man who served among the first black U.S. Marines during World War II died January 2 just a few years after Congress honored him and fellow Montford Point Marines for their pioneering role in a segregated military. Angus Hardie Jamerson, known as Jay to his family and friends, died peacefully in his sleep […]

January 6, 2017

Book of 2017: Let’s Write a Good One

Happy New Year everyone! We wish you a terrific 2017 filled with happiness and good fortune. Brad Paisley once said, “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” Let’s ensure that our 2017 book is not left blank! Let’s write a good one! Our 2016 book was full of […]

January 5, 2017

Wounded Warriors Faces Tough Choices in Rebuilding

WASHINGTON — The nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project entered 2016 with a more than $400 million budget and reason to believe its meteoric growth would continue. It ended the year with detrimental losses following a scandal that led to the ouster of its two top executives in March. And while the veterans charity has remained mum […]

January 5, 2017

Hiring Veterans Gives Companies an Edge

There is a new generation of veterans in America. They’ve been labeled the Post 9/11 veterans or the Iraq and Afghanistan vets, but I prefer the term “Modern Veteran.” These men and women are smarter than every generation that’s come before. They’re tech savvy, primarily because most of them are Generation X or Millennials. In […]

January 5, 2017

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Technology Shapes Trends in Learning

Dive Brief: GettingSmart.com profiles several areas of tech engagement that will help to attract and retain students in a climate where enrollment may shrink due to high costs and waning confidence in higher education. Officials say education should become more personalized through distance learning and tutoring systems, virtual learning environments which can help with professional […]

January 5, 2017

Leaders Anticipate Need to Convey Higher Ed’s ROI to Trump Administration

Higher education leaders across the nation are anxiously pondering the rise of businessman Donald Trump as president of the United States and the arrival of scores of people that he will be hiring to help put his ideas into action. For sure, few people — those who supported Trump’s bid to win the election and […]

January 5, 2017

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Top Higher Ed Stories of 2016

If 2015 was the year of protests and campus unrest in higher ed, 2016 may go down as the year of uncertainty. The most-read stories on Education Dive this year reflect an acute interest in — and maybe even concern over — what comes next for the industry. Read More

January 5, 2017

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Change to Military Benefits Could Affect Millions

“The primary challenge for me, like many veterans, was deciding what I wanted to do,” says Lance Sapera, a recruiter on the talent acquisition team at Intuit in San Francisco, of his transition out of the military in 2007. A retired Navy commander, Sapera spent time with people in different professions and at various companies […]

January 5, 2017

Trump Meets Possible Pick for VA

Veterans Affairs and the Department of Agriculture are the only cabinet posts still without a nominee. With more than two weeks until Donald Trump’s inauguration, it remains unclear when the president-elect will select his Department of Veterans Affairs secretary, as names are dropped and added to the list of candidates Read More

January 5, 2017

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Veterans Need Us to Fight for Them

The United States counts freedom and the defense of our freedom among our founding principles. Our military, and therefore our veterans, has borne the greatest burden in defending the freedoms we each enjoy. These men and women have been called, drafted or have volunteered to make major commitments in service to our country. They and […]

December 20, 2016

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Cherokee Nation Honors 3 Brothers

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation honored a trio of military veteran brothers with the Medal of Patriotism at the December Tribal Council meeting. James Dause, 72, of Fort Gibson; Daniel Dause, 67, of Tahlequah; and Willie Dause, 79, of Fort Gibson, received the medals from Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker and Deputy […]

December 20, 2016

Wounded Warrior Project Helps Veterans Find Careers

CLEVELAND, Dec. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) recently teamed up with OhioMeansVeteranJobs.com and the Cuyahoga Veterans Service Commission to provide career opportunities for hundreds of Ohio warriors. Dozens of companies gathered at Quicken Loans Arena for the Veterans Career Expo. They talked with warriors interested in careers in finance, healthcare, staffing, and […]

December 20, 2016

Navy Veteran Advances Education at Florida College

SARASOTA – In 2013, as trauma nurse Randy Gilmore attempted to stabilize the brain-injured victim of an auto wreck, the patient lashed out and kicked him in the left shoulder, his favored side. “I wasn’t in severe pain, but within an hour and a half it locked up on me, and I knew I’d suffered […]

December 20, 2016

Illinois Veteran Excels at Cybersecurity Competition

PAYSON, Ill. —Dennis McDonald is proof that you can reach a goal if you don’t give up. McDonald is to receive his bachelor’s degree in computer science at age 49. That in itself is an accomplishment, but there’s more: McDonald was among three University of Illinois Springfield students to recently participate in one of the […]

December 20, 2016

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Yellen to Grads: Best Job Market in Nearly a Decade

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says college graduates are entering the strongest job market the country has seen in nearly a decade, and their degree is more important than ever. Yellen said that with changes in the job market such as technology and globalization, succeeding in the job market is increasingly tied to […]

December 20, 2016

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