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Editor’s note: This content was contributed by Student Veterans of America to supplement Military Times’ coverage of the group’s National Conference. See all our coverage of NatCon2018 here, and learn more through SVA. As the CEO of Student Veterans of America (SVA), connecting with student veterans is my priority. I’ve had the pleasure of engaging […]
January 9, 2018
Other News
DOE: Teacher Shortage Looms
HARRISBURG — The U.S. Department of Education has warned that Pennsylvania, like every other state, is facing a shortage of teachers. The problem is only going to get worse, experts say. There are pockets of problem areas in the commonwealth and some teaching specialties where it’s hard to find enough educators, state and federal data […]
January 9, 2018
Academics
Online Enrollment Continues to Grow
According to new federal data, the number of college students taking online classes continues to grow, reports Inside Higher Ed. In academic year 2016, 6.34 million students were enrolled in at least one online course, compared with 5.99 million students in 2015. Even as overall enrollment at postsecondary institutions is flat (unlike recent numbers from […]
January 9, 2018
Veterans
“Call of Duty” Star Hosts Student Veterans Award Show
SAN ANTONIO — Actress Jamie Gray Hyder may be known for her work in front of the camera. But it’s what she does behind the scenes as an advocate for veterans and service members that drew her Saturday to the Student Veterans of America national conference to host the organization’s awards ceremony for a second […]
January 9, 2018
Veterans
Ex-Infantryman Finds His Calling as Teacher
PUEBLO, Colo. – It was during his days as a tenaciously effective Army drill sergeant that Karl Brandenburg first entertained the idea of moving from the barracks into the classroom. “There was something fulfilling about teaching, coaching and mentoring raw recruits into well-disciplined, highly motivated young soldiers,” said Brandenburg, who now uses those leadership and […]
January 9, 2018
Academics
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Program Helps in Transitions
Injury and illness can derail plans in an instant. They can upend a career and unsettle a family. Soldiers in the Warrior Transition Battalion live through the many, potentially long-term, adjustments needed to make the most of their new reality. “When I meet with them, one of the questions I ask in my initial in-processing […]
January 9, 2018
Other News
Educational Road Bumps in 2017
Looking back on last year, higher education appears to have been on a bumpy, roller coaster back seat ride. This assessment comes from a wide range of higher education executives, who collectively express hopes for a better 2018. “Dizzying,” “disappointing,” “swirling,” “disrupted,” “tumultuous,” “steady” and “evolving” were words chosen to describe America’s higher education experience […]
January 9, 2018
Other News
Study: For-Profits Rarely Deliver on Gainful Employment
Mounting student debt is a nagging problem for most families these days. As the cost of higher education rises, borrowing to cover those costs often becomes a family concern across multiple generations including the student, parents, and even grandparents or other relatives. Today’s 21st Century jobs usually demand higher education and specialized skills to earn […]
January 9, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Building Better MOOCS
A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is an ideal way to get students, employees or interested parties together and to learn something – they’ve even been shown to work for the most maligned of subjects, Compliance Training! But, how do you keep a MOOC social? What should you focus on if you are developing a […]
January 5, 2018
Veterans
Veterans Find Release Through Writers Workshop
SALEM, Mass. — Vietnam veteran Marc Levy of Salem stood up before dozens in Abbot Hall in Marblehead, and read his essay called “The Quiet Time,” which describes the drinking of morning coffee on the battlefield in an act akin to salvation. “Tear open and pour in one or two packets of non dairy creamer. […]
January 5, 2018
Other News
At Texas A&M, Nearly 600 Students Enrolled in Maritime Academy
GALVESTON, Texas — A guaranteed sight on Texas A&M University at Galveston’s campus is students in Navy-issued khaki uniforms. The Galveston County Daily News reports this year, 579 of the students on the Pelican Island campus participate in the Texas A&M Maritime Academy and the Corps of Cadets. The Maritime Academy’s mission is to provide […]
January 5, 2018
Academics
Elearning in Higher Ed Will Grow in 2018
As reported in this year’s ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, for four years running, the number of students preferring a blended learning environment that includes “some to mostly online components” has increased while students preferring a face-to-face only learning environment has continued to decline. With student demand growing, in 2018, it seems […]
January 5, 2018
Other News
Fewer Serve in Military, Creating Social Distance, Job Bias
Army veteran Anthony Sadler spent more than thirty years in the military, including two deployments to Iraq. But though he’s no longer in the armed services, he still feels most comfortable around people with military backgrounds. Many nights, you’ll find him unwinding in the beer garden or at the canteen of Veterans of Foreign Wars […]
January 5, 2018
Academics
Book Looks at Rise of the “Military Friendly” Campus
Ask anyone doing social justice work in the US to name the glaring problems of our society and the list will come quickly – income inequality, gentrification, racism, sexism, lack of health care, crumbling schools. . . the list goes on and on. Too often, though, we fail to name the elephant in the room: […]
January 5, 2018
Veterans
Army Veteran Who Killed Deputy Was Star Student
DENVER — He was once a standout student in law school and an Army medic who deployed to Iraq. By last weekend, he lay dead in a Colorado apartment building, killed by a SWAT team after he gunned down a 29-year-old deputy. Matthew Riehl’s six-year descent from a budding attorney to a gunman who live-streamed […]
January 5, 2018
Other News
DeVos Wants to Make Loan Forgiveness Harder
During her tenure so far, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has made it her mission to walk back regulations placed on the for-profit education industry. This week, it was revealed that she wants to take that mandate a step further by making it more difficult for students defrauded by online and in-person for-profits to forgive […]
January 5, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Online Challenge
The University of Massachusetts has set an ambitious goal for its renewed push into online education: to increase annual online revenue from $100 million to $400 million. To make that happen, UMass has to break out in an already crowded market and make up for some major lost time. The university system has also hired […]
January 4, 2018
Veterans
Group Wants Photos of Americans Killed in Vietnam
Look at a picture of Army Lt. David A. Johnson, and you’ll see the same big smile that earned him the nickname “Big Dave” among Afghan civilians. The son of an Elmhurst native, Johnson was mortally wounded in 2012 by an improvised explosive device in one of the country’s most dangerous regions. Images of Johnson, […]
January 4, 2018
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