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CCTC receives $1.3M grant to help veterans

Central Carolina Technical College will be able to serve 125 veterans per year for the next five years at its locations in four counties due to a recently acquired grant. The federal Veterans Upward Bound grant will provide $263,938 per year, for a total of $1,319,690 overall, “in order for the college to prepare, motivate […]

October 10, 2017

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Elon University names first woman president

Elon University has named one of its former faculty members and administrative leaders as its ninth president and as its first woman to lead the university. Constance “Connie” Ledoux Book, currently provost of The Citadel, will take the helm on March 1, succeeding President Leo Lambert, who has served in that capacity since 1999 and […]

October 10, 2017

‘Forever’ GI Bill passes for future veterans

Recipients of the post-9/11 GI Bill, Chapter 33, currently have a 15-year time frame in which to use their benefits. Legislation to eliminate the current limit on using those benefits, and to improve the overall benefit for veterans discharged after Jan. 1, 2013, was signed into law by the president on Aug. 16. While the […]

October 10, 2017

Bernie Sanders: We Must Make Public Colleges and Universities Tuition Free

Our nation needs the best-educated workforce in the world to succeed in the ever more competitive global economy. Sadly, we are moving further and further away from that goal. As recently as 1995, the United States led the world in college graduation rates, but today we have fallen to 11th place. We are now behind […]

October 10, 2017

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Rethinking Higher Education

The ways in which the nature of work is changing beyond our control necessitate a more flexible education system, with “students” no longer being defined just as 18-to-22-year-olds on college campuses. In this era of Netflix subscriptions and Blue Apron dinner deliveries, it’s high time we embrace an education system that’s flexible, accessible and affordable, […]

October 6, 2017

MOOCs Leave English Learners Behind

With the increasing popularity of the online degree and the widespread availability of massive open online courses (MOOCs), the barriers to entry for higher education haven’t just eroded; they’ve tumbled down. Enrollees have the freedom to complete classes on his or her own schedule from a remote location for a fraction of the cost of […]

October 6, 2017

Civil-Military Symposium to Focus on Cyber Operations

What government entity has the ultimate responsibility for defending our nation’s security in cyberspace? How does the U.S. plan to collaborate with other nations in the cyber domain? These questions and many others will be asked and discussed at the University of North Georgia’s (UNG) second annual security symposium, “Civil-Military Cooperation and International Collaboration in […]

October 6, 2017

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Soldier for Life: Fort Hood, Workforce Solutions Partners for Certifications

KILLEEN — Fort Hood and Workforce Solutions of Central Texas officials signed a memorandum of understanding on a new technical certification program for transitioning Soldiers Sept. 28. The new program is a result of “Operation Welcome Home” initiative signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in April. The initiative provides grant funding to train transitioning service […]

October 6, 2017

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Military Leaders Gather for Education Summit

There were 39 stars that fell onto Montgomery. And they all sat on the shoulders of generals. National Guard adjutant generals and other senior National Guard leaders visited Maxwell Air Force Base and Air University on Thursday for a day-long educational orientation summit on Air University’s schools, coursework and other educational programs available to National […]

October 6, 2017

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Closing of Navy College Offices Takes Away Human Touch

NAPLES, Italy — Lawrence Daley credits face-to-face college counseling for his decision to obtain a master’s degree while he was in the Air Force in the early 1990s. Daley, who’s now a counselor at the Naples Navy college office, recalled his counselor’s strongly encouraging him to pursue an advanced degree, which he feels has given […]

October 6, 2017

DOJ Wants Transgender Suit Dismissed

The Justice Department is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s moves to curtail military service by transgender people. The lawsuit was filed in August by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) on behalf of eight transgender individuals, including service members in the […]

October 6, 2017

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Study: For-Profits’ Students Twice as Likely to Default

WASHINGTON — Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public educational institutions, according to a federal study. The report by the National Center of Education Statistics looks at students who began their undergraduate education in 2003 and defaulted on at least one […]

October 6, 2017

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Hindering Higher Education

The nonprofit Western Governors University is either a great experiment in higher education that has hit a bump in the road, or a flawed institution that is not providing its 83,000 enrolled students — 2,455 of whom live in Missouri — with the education they deserve. The first viewpoint comes from educators and many university […]

October 5, 2017

GI “Forever Bill” Expands Benefits

A recurring point of discussion during the presidential election was improving the treatment of veterans in the United States. Lots of promises were made on both sides, and Americans wondered if any real change would happen. On August 16, when Trump signed into law what is known as the Forever GI Bill, that change seemed […]

October 5, 2017

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Funding Awarded for Upward Bound Program

Concord University has received a federal grant of more than $260,000 to begin a program to help veterans succeed in college, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins announced Friday. The grant will provide $263,938 to Concord from the U.S. Department of Education to start a Veterans Upward Bound program at the university. According to a press release […]

October 5, 2017

Symposium Focuses on Military Spouses

The MOAA Military Family Initiative (MMFI), a 501(c)(3) charitable subsidiary of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), presented a MOAA Military Spouse Professional Development symposium at Camp Lejeune, N.C., today, as part of its national partnership with Hiring Our Heroes, a nationwide U.S. Chamber of Commerce initiative supporting military families transitioning out of the […]

October 5, 2017

University of Alaska, Coast Guard Start Scholarship Program

JUNEAU, Alaska — A new Coast Guard scholarship program that gives undergraduates a full salary and benefits will be implemented at the University of Alaska Southeast next fall. Students accepted into the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative will become active-duty enlisted members of the Coast Guard, will receive full salaries and benefits and will start a […]

October 5, 2017

San Antonio Area Gets Transition Center

SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County has allocated $250,000 in the county’s budget for fiscal year 2017-2018 for a new military transition center. “What it will be spent on is, we have an existing veterans service program that we are state-mandated to do. That already exists here. That will be revamping some of that, and for […]

October 5, 2017

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