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Case Western Offering Military Ethics Graduate Degree

CLEVELAND — Officials with Case Western Reserve University say the Ohio school’s new graduate program in military ethics is the first of its kind in the country. Cleveland.com reports the Master of Arts in Military Ethics program allows students to earn a specialized degree that would prepare them for careers in military ethics, law, foreign […]

March 22, 2017

A Warrior’s Mind

You can learn more by reading ‘Sharpening the Warrior’s Edge’ which is the first text which examines survival and combat performance from a scientific perspective. Author Bruce K. Siddle methodically brings together one hundred years of research which identifies the relationship between survival stress, the heart rate and combat performance. Read More

March 21, 2017

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Budget Cuts Aid for “Most Needy”

President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint calls for cutting $9 billion from the U.S. Department of Education budget while adding $1.4 billion investments in public and private school choice programs. Proposed cuts to the department include eliminating the $2.4 billion Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program, eliminating the $1.2 billion 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, […]

March 21, 2017

N.Y. Assembly Proposes Changes to Scholarship

If the state Assembly has its way, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship would undergo major changes to the way it’s funded and dispersed. The changes, part of the Assembly’s one-house budget, focus on what critics had called the most restricting factors in the governor’s tuition-free public college plan. Read More

March 21, 2017

Art Helps Vets “Soldier On”

SHELBURNE FALLS, Mass. — An unusual exhibit of artwork by U.S. military veterans is now on display through April 30 at the Salmon Falls Gallery. Some of it is unabashedly patriotic, some depicts the natural environment and some is definitely abstract — different perspectives by veterans living in western Massachusetts, who have all struggled with […]

March 21, 2017

Fresno Program Helps Veterans Go Back to School

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — In one classroom at Fresno State you will find papers and patriotism. “So now being in a smaller class you get the direct one-on-one attention that you really need in that transition, because going back to a classroom in a regular university with 300 kids in a hall, it would be […]

March 21, 2017

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Marines’ New Ads Target Millennials

SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps no longer needs just a “Few Good Men” as it looks to diversify. The elite force — embroiled in a scandal of online nude photo sharing — is highlighting how its warriors are also good citizens in an ad campaign aimed at millennials. In one scene of the TV […]

March 21, 2017

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Sen. Warren Questions Hiring of For-Profit Officials

Updated with response from Education Department. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is asking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to explain the hiring of two officials with ties to the for-profit-college industry, questioning their roles and potential conflicts of interest. Warren, a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter to DeVos […]

March 21, 2017

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DeVos Decision Benefits Firm Tied to Aide Who Quit

Americans who default on some of their federal student loans are likely to pay more after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos reversed an Obama administration directive limiting some fees. But it turns out the Trump administration decision has some beneficiaries—including the father of a key DeVos lieutenant who just quit. DeVos’s decision, announced Thursday in a […]

March 21, 2017

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For-Profit Education May Limit Options

I’m working with a client to help fill a management level position, and last week we interviewed an applicant with three degrees from a for-profit university. As college degrees become more important for both hiring and advancement, these for-profit educational institutions are growing in number and presence. For-profit schools are just that — businesses. Read […]

March 17, 2017

Ventura Leads Calif. Move to Serve Student Veterans

VENTURA – The Ventura County Community College District Veterans Resource Center Coordinators from Moorpark College, Oxnard College and Ventura College met with managers from California Lutheran University, California State University, Channel Islands, and National University to discuss best practices for helping student veterans achieve success. Leading the discussion was VCCCD Trustee Larry Kennedy, Chancellor Bernard […]

March 17, 2017

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Wisconsin Rep. Offers Fellowship

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI) is seeking a Wounded Warrior or medically retired veteran for a position at his Hudson office. The person chosen for the special fellowship will work with constituents to handle military and veterans-related casework and act as a facilitator between constituents and federal, state, and local agencies. Read More

March 17, 2017

Vietnam Education Center Gets $10M Grant

WASHINGTON – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has received a $10 million grant for its proposed education center adjacent to its famous memorial on the Mall in Washington. The fund said the grant from the Lilly Endowment was the largest single cash donation in the fund’s 37-year history. The fund has been trying since 2003 […]

March 17, 2017

University Plans Veterans Center

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —The University of Memphis is announcing plans for a new veterans’ care center on campus. In a news release, the university said the outpatient Veterans Care Center will address the mental health needs of veterans, regardless of era, gender, discharge status or service connection. The university says the facility will be located in […]

March 17, 2017

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Retired Col. Heads Arkansas Vets’ Agency

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named a new leader for the Arkansas Department of Veteran Affairs. The governor says he’s appointed retired U.S. Army Col. Nathaniel Todd to serve as the agency’s director. Todd will replace former director Matt Snead, who is resigning. Todd now serves as chief financial officer of the […]

March 17, 2017

Veterans Boost Community Outreach

Samantha Fergus spent six years on active duty with the Navy, stationed at the base in Kitsap, Washington, as a culinary specialist. Now 27 and studying business and sociology at Linn-Benton Community College, Fergus isn’t done serving her country. And neither are her fellow members of the LBCC Veterans Club. Read More

March 17, 2017

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“Stories From Wartime” Brings Veterans, Students Together

DENVER — When U.S. Marine David Pond returned from war, something was missing. After serving seven months in Afghanistan, Pond and his bomb-sniffing dog Pablo were split up. However, their recent reunion has helped him deal with his experiences post-deployment. It’s also helped him to talk about those experiences with students and the public at […]

March 17, 2017

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Congressman Helping Vets Harmed by ITT Tech Closing

Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) is working to restore GI Bill educational benefits to veterans harmed by school closures, like the recent closure of Indiana-based ITT Technical Institute. ITT Tech closed its doors in September of 2016, impacting 130 campuses nationwide and an estimated 40,000 students, including more than 7,000 veterans. While many students have been […]

March 16, 2017