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Section: Military
Academics
Warrior-Scholars Explore Relevance of Freedoms
Whether they served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard, the 15 veterans and reservists of the first 2017 Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) class agreed they gained a greater appreciation for democracy in the United States by seeing people from other countries aspire to a way of life many Americans take for granted. Gretchen […]
August 1, 2017
Other News
Transgender Ban Could Affect Academy Recruitment
President Donald Trump’s tweets regarding a ban on transgender individuals serving in the Armed Forces has complicated matters for military academies, including the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York and the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. A successful implementation of the policy would overturn an order previously issued by the Defense […]
August 1, 2017
Policy
19 Attorneys General Seek Protection for Transgender Service Members
HONOLULU — The top legal officers in 18 states and the District of Columbia have asked Congress to pass legislation prohibiting discrimination against transgender service members. Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin sent the letter dated Thursday in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement, via Twitter a day earlier, that he would ban transgender people in […]
August 1, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Women, Peace & Security
The first US National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace & Security (WPS) was issued in 2011, as a call to action “to accelerate, institutionalize, and better coordinate efforts to advance women’s inclusion in peace negotiations, peacebuilding activities, and conflict prevention and response; to protect women and girls from gender-based violence; and to ensure safe, […]
July 28, 2017
Other News
Kennesaw Adds Continuing Education Options
Kennesaw State University’s College of Continuing and Professional Education has added the following certificates to its programs approved for VA education benefits — Administrative Office Management, AutoCAD Advanced, Ethical Hacker and Security Management Professional. Active duty and honorably discharged members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and National Guard may qualify for military education […]
July 28, 2017
Other News
12 Hours or 18 Hours? It Will Cost the Same
PINEVILLE, La. — Louisiana College in Pineville will implement a flat tuition rate for full-time students whether they take 12 or 18 credit hours. The Town Talk reports the flat tuition rate will begin this fall and will cost $8,000 for one semester or $16,000 for a year. Louisiana College President Rick Brewer says students […]
July 28, 2017
Academics
Jobs, Fixed Policies Force Onliners to Drop Out
Employment is the main reason students drop out of online degree courses, our new research shows. This is despite claims that online university programs offer greater flexibility to workers and employers who want to up-skill. Most online dropouts occur due to students’ changing employment commitments, which affect their ability to complete assessments on time. However, […]
July 28, 2017
Academics
What If MOOCs Are the Revolution?
If you’ve ever zoned out during a lecture, or if your students are prone to distraction as you click through your PowerPoint deck, that’s partly because we’re hard-wired not to focus intently for longer than ten or fifteen minutes at a time. Our bodies, after all, were evolved to master survival in nature, rather than […]
July 28, 2017
Academics
Austin Peay Gets Funds for Service Members, Veterans
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) recently announced that Austin Peay State University will receive $79,954 in additional funding and program support to serve veterans and service members and help them earn post-secondary degrees as a part of Governor Bill Haslam’s Drive to 55. Austin Peay is one of 13 colleges and […]
July 28, 2017
Veterans
Veteran Headed to Yale
Miramar College graduate, immigrant and Marine veteran Summer Lee never dreamed of attending an Ivy League school while growing up, but she’s heading to Yale on a full scholarship later this year. “I’m very excited,” she said in a phone conversation while on a road trip. “I was just in New Haven a few days […]
July 28, 2017
Policy
Trump’s Transgender Tweets Prompt Outrage
NEW YORK—- Most LGBT-rights activists never believed Donald Trump’s campaign promises to be their friend. But with his move to ban transgender people from military service, on top of other actions and appointments, they now see him as openly hostile. Leaders of major advocacy groups depicted Trump’s Twitter pronouncement as an appeal to the portion […]
July 28, 2017
Other News
No Student-Loan Forgiveness Under Trump
The U.S. Education Department has not approved any applications for student-loan forgiveness in cases of possible fraud since President Donald Trump took office, according to records sent to an Illinois senator. Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin released those records on July 26 and blasted the department for its inaction and for a June decision to delay […]
July 28, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Finally, a Break on Tuitions
Hearing your parents talk about how they paid for their college tuition with a part-time job can be frustrating. Though these stories are true, the tuition structure has completely changed over the past 30 years. The cost of going to school has skyrocketed, putting more of a burden on you as a student, causing you […]
July 27, 2017
Academics
Resource Center Helps Fort Bragg Soldiers Make Transition
FAYETTEVILLE — As of last week soldiers on Fort Bragg can walk through these doors and into a new civilian life. Whether they are interested in health care, construction, transportation, technology or any field, they can chart their course here. The Career Resource Center of Fort Bragg officially opened its doors last week as a […]
July 27, 2017
Veterans
Monthly Events Help Soldiers Make Transition
Every month veterans and soldiers, along with their spouses and members of the public, take part in a job fair at Fort Gordon as part of the installation’s Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program. The program aids soldiers as they make their career change, said Angela Gaston, a transition services specialist for Fort Gordon. One […]
July 27, 2017
Veterans
Rural Districts With Shortages Look to “Troops to Teachers”
HOLBROOK — Holbrook Unified School District Superintendent Robert Koerperich said Arizona is in a teacher retention crisis. Too many teachers are leaving the area, and the state, for higher paying jobs, he said. “In the last two years we have been down about 8-10 staff members,” Koerperich said during Diane Douglas’s “We are listening” tour […]
July 27, 2017
Other News
Bethune-Cookman Enhances Military Education
For the past several months, Bethune-Cookman University has worked on numerous military academic initiatives such as: GEM; FLYCA; DANTES/DSST; Minuteman Scholarship; Military Training Credits; and more to enhance opportunities for students in the military to attend college. B-Cu has enrolled approximately 169 military students on campus and online. Currently, Mr. Alli Braswell, Civilian Aide to […]
July 27, 2017
Academics
Stanford Students Hacking for Defense
This spring, as part of their coursework, four Stanford University students found themselves in Coronado, California, doing pushups on the beach and charging into a 61-degree surf while overseen by Navy SEAL trainers. They performed this extraordinary homework to better understand the process of inculcating recruits into the elite corps of military frogmen and women. […]
July 27, 2017
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