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Section: Military
Academics
Ex-Military Student Wins Geospatial Intelligence Award
The 2017 Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence was recently presented to Robert J. Farnsworth, a retired U.S. Army reconnaissance engineer. He was recognized at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s (USGIF) GEOINT 2017 Symposium. Farnsworth is currently a senior consultant of geospatial data for KeyW Corporation in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency […]
June 9, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Fund Campus Resources
Over 2 million veterans live in California today and a large majority of veterans who have served in the War on Terror have enrolled into our California Community College system; the estimated population of veteran students at community colleges in California is 70,000 individuals. Both last year and this year veterans met with legislators during […]
June 8, 2017
Other News
Tenn. Governor Signs Act to Give Guard Benefits
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam recently signed the S.T.R.O.N.G. Act into law making it easier for Tennessee National Guard members to pursue higher education. “The S.T.R.O.N.G. Act provides educational opportunities for those who protect and serve our state and country and supports the Drive to 55 goal of equipping 55 percent of Tennesseans with a degree […]
June 8, 2017
Other News
Schools Mark Military Appreciation Month
In honor of military appreciation month, Bridgepoint Education and its academic institutions, Ashford University and University of the Rockies, hosted a series of events to show appreciation to military, veterans, and their military-affiliated workforce. These events included a military roadshow, a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) session focused on the military, a […]
June 8, 2017
Policy
House Will Get VA Accountability Bill
WASHINGTON — The House will vote next week on Senate-passed legislation to make firing employees easier for the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs, moving quickly on a long-sought accountability effort urged by President Donald Trump. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told a small group of reporters Wednesday that fixing the VA is a “big focus […]
June 8, 2017
Other News
Online Learning Startup Raises $64 Million
As the cost of in-class education continues to rise, and the cost for computing continues to fall, we’re seeing a flourishing of startups that target the market for online learning. As one mark of the trend, one of the leaders in this space, Coursera, is today announcing $64 million in a Series D round of […]
June 8, 2017
Academics
Microsoft Academy Bridges Gap to Careers
About 500 soldiers leave the military every month in Colorado Springs, and now the Microsoft Software & Systems Academy is bridging the gap to civilian careers in information technology. MSSA and Fort Carson celebrated Friday as 24 soldiers entered the inaugural class at Catalyst Campus for Technology & Innovation. “Coming out of the military, this […]
June 8, 2017
Policy
Senators Support Pell Grant Program
Sens. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) led a group of 37 Senators, calling on appropriators to continue strong support for the federal Pell Grant program in Fiscal Year 2018. As the largest source of federal grant aid for undergraduate students in the U.S., the Pell Grant program helps millions […]
June 8, 2017
Policy
Senator Tells DeVos Cuts Won’t Fly
A closely watched panel chaired by Missouri’s Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt undertook a key public issue Tuesday. Blunt’s appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of Education held a hearing to question the agency’s head over its 2018 budget. Under President Donald Trump’s proposal, education would be cut by $9.2 billion, or 13.5%. Spending reductions […]
June 8, 2017
Other News
Firm Launches College of Military Studies
RAPID CITY, S.D., June 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National American University Holdings, Inc.(the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NAUH), which through its wholly owned subsidiary operates National American University (“NAU” or the “University”), a regionally accredited, proprietary, multi-campus institution of higher learning, today announced the launch of the University’s College of Military Studies. NAU has proudly served military […]
June 6, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Pell Grants — Ignore the Distraction
“The Trump administration has a funny way of showing support for the Pell Grant program, which helps low-income students afford college,” Marcella Bombardieri and Ben Miller of the Center for American Progress write in a piece for The Hechinger Report. Read More
June 6, 2017
Veterans
William & Mary Receives Troops to Teachers Grant
The William & Mary School of Education has been chosen to establish a Troops to Teachers center in Virginia to help military veterans and soon-to-be veterans become K-12 teachers, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced last week. The $400,000 grant was awarded through the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), a U.S. Department of Defense […]
June 6, 2017
Academics
3 Costs Online Learning Saves
When I went back to college as a bill-paying, responsible and supportive member of a family, I became aware of financial considerations I hadn’t paid much attention to as a teenager. I knew enrolling in an online bachelor’s program would require me to pay different fees than a traditional college would, but I couldn’t attend […]
June 6, 2017
Veterans
Yale Hosts Boot Camp for Military Veterans
NEW HAVEN, Conn.–Yale University is preparing some military veterans for the transition to college life by hosting what it is calling an academic boot camp. The camp, which began on May 28 and runs through June 10, is run by the Warrior-Scholar Project and it involves immersing recent military veterans in academic preparation courses. They […]
June 6, 2017
Policy
Accreditors Weigh Rigor vs. Innovation
Dive Brief: Accreditors for higher educational institutions have worked as self-regulators for colleges and universities while helping to serve as government’s proxy to determining federal funding access, but increased pressure on schools to deliver innovative programs puts pressure on accreditors to not stymie such innovation. Richard Legon, the president of the Association of Governing Boards […]
June 6, 2017
Academics
Military Experience Earns Credits in Colorado
Veterans in Colorado will be able get college credit for military training and experience thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper this week. The new law requires the state’s colleges and universities to figure out a policy to translate military service into college credits using the American Council on Education’s recommendations […]
June 6, 2017
Other News
Purdue President Sees Kaplan as Part of Future
WASHINGTON — Purdue University is moving full-steam ahead with plans to acquire the online learning platform of the for-profit institution, Kaplan University. On a panel discussing innovation at public universities, Purdue President Mitch Daniels painted the move as Purdue’s ticket into the future. Read More
June 6, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Reject Education Cuts
President Trump’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) proposes drastic and harmful cuts to vital employment, education, and training services that enable low-income youth and adults to improve their skills and succeed in the workforce. The budget would make extreme cuts to critical student aid programs, workforce training programs for low-income students, and other […]
June 4, 2017
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