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Section: Military

LSU Sets Ambitious Online Education Goal

About a dozen years ago, Southern New Hampshire University was a private liberal arts college with a few thousand students. Finances were tough, so university leaders took a risk by investing in online education. Judged only by the campus, it’s still a small school. Yet some 100,000 students took at least one online class from […]

January 30, 2018

10 Most Popular Upcoming MOOCS

Camera Essentials School of Visual Arts via Kadenze This class will provide an understanding of the camera settings and gear that is used in professional DSLR and mirrorless video production. We will cover the basics of camera systems and lenses, including achieving perfect exposure and great color, and will also dig into lighting and camera […]

January 30, 2018

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Workplace Safety Touted as Perfect Fit for Vets

Leadership, loyalty, teamwork, strong communications skills, and technical expertise are characteristics of military veterans. They’re also, according to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), characteristics of occupational safety and health professionals. ASSE is encouraging military members leaving the service to consider workplace safety as a second career. “We need to bolster the pipeline of […]

January 30, 2018

G.W. Students Want Priority in Registering

Student veterans at GW are pressing administrators to give them first pick of classes. A top veteran leader met with University President Thomas LeBlanc Thursday to request the policy change, which student veterans said would get rid of frustrations they face while trying to fulfill the credits needed to graduate. Former service members said priority […]

January 30, 2018

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Filmmaker Weaving Tale of Military Heroism

Very rarely are films about the military made by those who actually served. Joshua DeFour, a radio-television-film graduate student and veteran of the United States Marine Corps, is one of those rare individuals. DeFour has been cultivating his storytelling skills in the MFA Film and Media Production program for the past three years and hopes […]

January 30, 2018

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Teacher’s Rant About Military Goes Viral

A Pico Rivera teacher and councilman is under investigation by the school board after the release of recordings in which he disparaged members of the military. The remarks by Councilman Gregory Salcido, a teacher at El Rancho High School, have triggered a backlash in a community that local leaders say has strong ties to the […]

January 30, 2018

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Fitness App Reveals Too Much About Military

A heat map published on the Internet by fitness tracking company Strava may have been inadvertently giving away sensitive secrets. An Australian student used the service to reveal the locations and activities of soldiers at U.S. military bases. Twenty-year-old university student Nathan Ruser stumbled across the map on a blog and was inspired to look […]

January 30, 2018

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Duckworth Elaborates on Criticism of Trump

Doubling down on criticism of President Donald Trump as a “five-deferment draft dodger,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., rebuked President Trump’s partisan attacks on Democrats’ supposed lack of interest in supporting the military vs. DACA and Dreamer protections if illegal immigrants. “He was elected, rightfully, to be president of the United States, [but] I don’t think […]

January 30, 2018

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Debt Trap

An article published in the Washington Post earlier this week by Robert Gebelhoff made some interesting and valid points on the worsening student default situation. Nevertheless, Gebelhoff failed to recognize one of the fundamental drivers of this mounting student debt problem. Tuition, in real terms, has more than tripled in recent decades. The average rate […]

January 26, 2018

Companies Give Back to Veterans

By definition, large corporations are primarily focused on the bottom line. But some companies manage to keep their eye on the balance sheet and still give back to veterans. PepsiCo has a long legacy of military hiring and supporting programs for veterans and their families, among other things offering an employee resource group called VALOR […]

January 26, 2018

Healthcare: Another Way to Serve

Careers in healthcare offer ways for veterans to continue a lifestyle of serving their communities. When choosing to join America’s military, men and women make a purposeful choice to place themselves at risk for a high calling: service to their countrymen. It seems a logical fit, then, that many former servicemen and women seek careers […]

January 26, 2018

Check the Student Reviews of Online Courses

Testimonials are ubiquitous: on marketplaces like Amazon, on product pages and on social media. Writing testimonials is also big business, and fake testimonials abound on the internet. Yet, they can be a valuable source of information, especially when choosing an online degree program to meet your professional needs. Student reviews can answer questions about interaction […]

January 26, 2018

“Operation Proper Exit” Guides Wounded, Gold Star Families

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait—Operation Proper Exit, an initiative of the Troops First Foundation, was facilitated by the 35th Infantry Division along with U.S. Army Central Command during its journey through Camps Arifjan and Buehring, while en route through the Middle East in early December. Operation Proper Exit is a driving force for wounded warriors and Gold […]

January 26, 2018

Strayer Teams with Iconic Coach on Performance

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Strayer University, a national leader in innovative educational programs for working adults, has partnered with four-time NASCAR and three-time pro football champion, and renowned leader, Joe Gibbs, on the launch of the Joe Gibbs Performance Management program. The new program will provide courses that focus on improving employee performance. “I’ve been blessed with the […]

January 26, 2018

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New G.I. Bill Could Lead to Surge in Enrollment

GW and other private universities could soon see a surge in veteran enrollment thanks to a new benefit bill set to fully go into effect this summer. The Forever G.I. Bill, or Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, offers new benefits like expanded tuition support and eliminates the time limit for veterans to use […]

January 26, 2018

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Fort Hood Education Services Aid Transitioning Soldiers

As the Department of Defense’s largest education center, Fort Hood’s 22,000-square-foot cloud technology-equipped facilities serve as a military community portal for higher education and transitioning Soldiers. “The most important thing, from the Army standpoint, is that we contribute to the intellectual capacity of our Soldiers and we add to the professionalism and the full capability […]

January 26, 2018

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Good Business

Why Hiring Veterans is Good Business. Leaving the military was scary. After years of physical training, skills development and frequent relocation… military service had become my “normal.” Those were some of the most challenging and rewarding years of my life. When I decided to return to the civilian world, it was nothing less than a […]

January 25, 2018

Wash U Law Offers 2 Online Master’s with 2U

Imagine you run a university. You know from the data that more students want online programs, particularly when it comes to graduate degrees they can pursue alongside full-time employment. And yet your university specializes in brick-and-mortar higher education. It’s what you do. It’s who you are. Sure, you might have experimented with online learning using […]

January 25, 2018