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Jobless Rates Fall for Veterans

WASHINGTON — The unemployment rates for black Americans, recent veterans and people in their early 20s fell sharply in February, even as the national jobless rate held steady at 4.1 percent. The rate for African-Americans fell to 6.9 percent, near a record low of 6.8 percent reached in December. Still, the unemployment rate for African-Americans […]

March 13, 2018

Jobless Rates for Vets

5 Midshipmen Face Discipline Over Drug Use

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Authorities at the U.S. Naval Academy have started a disciplinary process against five midshipmen for drug use and failure to report others’ illegal conduct. Academy spokesman Cmdr. David McKinney says the illicit drugs in question are cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine and hallucinogenic mushrooms. McKinney said in a Monday statement that administrative discipline could […]

March 13, 2018

US Naval Academy

Vets’ Nursing B.S. Program Gets $100,000 Grant

The University of Michigan-Flint’s (UM-Flint) Veterans Bachelor of Science in Nursing (VBSN) program was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation as part of its commitment to improve the lives of US military personnel, veterans, and their families. The grant will be used to develop and implement a Vet2Vet Support Specialist Program dedicated […]

March 13, 2018

Nursing Program Grant

Fort’s Program Links Service Members to Jobs

In her time as a navigator for the Military Corps Career Connect program, Denise Bourdeaux has linked more than 100 service members and military spouses with training for the civilian workforce. Now, she’s bringing her work to Fort Detrick with the help of program director Shauna Donahue and members of the Fort Detrick Alliance. Read […]

March 13, 2018

Fort Detrick Jobs

Armed Guard at VA Head’s Door Highlights Tentions

Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin has posted an armed guard outside his office as the department falls into a power struggle that is “killing the agency,” The Washington Post reports. VA appointees described the work environment as “toxic” and there have been reports of a coup within the agency, according to The Post, which […]

March 13, 2018

VA David Shulkin

Bill Would Allow Aid for Noncollege Options

WASHINGTON — Service members could use their military tuition assistance for training programs outside of traditional colleges and universities under legislation being introduced Monday in the House and Senate. The plan, offered by a bipartisan group of lawmakers in each chamber, would allow eligible troops to use the money for licensing, credentialing and certification programs […]

March 13, 2018

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Blurred Lines

As far as universities go, Kaplan and Purdue could not have been more different. Kaplan University, which operated under parent company Graham Holdings, a $3.2 billion corporation, was part of the troubled for-profit college sector. Purdue is generally considered one of the best public universities in the United States and the world. Be that as […]

March 9, 2018

Grand Canyon U. Regains Non-Profit Status

PHOENIX — Grand Canyon University says the Higher Learning Commission has approved its application to regain its non-profit status. Officials for the Arizona school said Tuesday that the move will help return the university to its roots. Brian Mueller, the university’s president and CEO, says that non-profit status will put the private Christian school on […]

March 9, 2018

Grand Canyon University

Western Illinois Increases Support for Military Students

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University’s decades-long missions of serving veterans and active duty members of the armed forces continues as new initiatives have been put into place to provide further support to these individuals. “Last fall, in advancing our military relations, Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning Joe Rives worked with nine military […]

March 9, 2018

WIU Military Students

Military Nursing Program Graduates First Master’s Student

Some people just like finishing first. For Allison Boyrer, a University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus faculty member in the College of Nursing (CON), that means everything from a Master of Science program to a stint on the “Wheel of Fortune.” Boyrer, MS, MA, BSN, RN, recently became the inaugural master’s degree graduate of a first-of-its-kind CU Anschutz program centered on […]

March 9, 2018

First Masters Graduate

International Military Student Officers Win Awards

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Seven International Military Student Officers (IMSO) received the 2017 IMSO of the Year Award during the 27th Maritime IMSO Workshop Feb. 27. Civilian and military administrators who work with international military students (IMS) attend the three-day event to network and discuss topics related to the unique requirements of managing international training programs. […]

March 9, 2018

International Military Student Officers

Call to Duty Doesn’t Stop Their Studies

Jonathan Gourley’s name wasn’t called at MSU Denver’s fall 2017 commencement ceremony, but the physics major’s name was in the program, and he certainly earned his degree. He just missed the ceremony because he had to work. His work is important. Gourley is a sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve. He was called to active […]

March 9, 2018

Studying Abroad

Students of Defunct ITT Tech Allowed in Bankruptcy Case

A federal judge approved a settlement Wednesday allowing former students at ITT Technical Institute to participate in the bankruptcy proceedings of its parent company, giving them a shot at the remaining assets of one of the nation’s largest for-profit college operators. The agreement resolves a lawsuit students filed against ITT Educational Services last year to […]

March 9, 2018

Marines Ramp Up Training in Arctic Conditions

Marines with the Marine Rotational Force Europe are putting the Corps motto “in every clime and place” to the test as they continue with Arctic exercises amid below-zero temperatures in northern Scandinavia. About 300 Marines just finished exercise White Claymore earlier this month, a cold-weather drill that put Marines on skis to learn to fight […]

March 9, 2018

Marine Arctic Training

Russia’s Weaponry

Last week, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has produced indomitable weapons of mass destruction. Putin’s annual speech on March 1 suggested Russia had created new cruise missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and hypersonic missiles, as well as underwater drones. Putin also suggested that Russia’s weaponry was so innovative that anti-missile defense systems cannot counter […]

March 8, 2018

Foundation Donates $5 Million to Transition Program

ARLINGTON, Va – The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation announced a $5 million, multi-year investment in the USO PathfinderSM transition services program, which is dedicated to helping service members and their families chart the path from military service to thriving veteran status. The funds will help ensure transitioning service members and their families have access to USO […]

March 8, 2018

USO Pathfinder Program

Navy Partnerships Will Advance Science, Technology Careers

West Bethesda, Md and Indian Head, Md. U.S. Navy officials entered into an educational partnership agreement with the University of Iowa and Morgan State University (MSU). The focus of each partnership will aid in the education experience of the students and advance science and technical careers. The goal of the educational partnership between the University […]

March 8, 2018

Advancing Science Careers

Army Corps Predicted Houston Flooding Lawsuits

A report determined that the Army Corps of Engineers knew of possible lawsuits from homeowners living near reservoirs in west Houston, Texas but that residents had a slim chance of winning if the areas experience any mass flooding. According to the Associated Press, the Corps decided not to retrofit the Addicks and Barker reservoirs when […]

March 8, 2018

Houston Flooding Lawsuits