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Why are you serving in uniform? Think back to the day when you signed on the dotted line and left home to serve your country. Some of us did it to start a career and get an education. Maybe you were following in your mom or dad’s footsteps or you always wanted to serve for […]
December 15, 2017
Other News
10 Most Popular Coursera Courses
Which are the Most Popular Coursera Courses in 2016? On Coursera, there are more than 2000 online courses available and we have published a list of 10.The universities put their educational material in the MOOC phenomenon for the online courses, and people have an access to it. Here the student and the teacher interact online. […]
December 15, 2017
Academics
Texas A & M Getting Special Officer for Military, Veterans
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – The Department of Veterans Affairs will be sending Texas A&M University an officer with the program called VITAL, or the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership. This is the 94th position of its kind across the United States, and the second in Texas. A VITAL officer’s goal is to provide world […]
December 15, 2017
Academics
MOOCS Struggle to Make MSW Feasible
Since their explosion in 2012, massive online open courses (MOOCs) and online degrees have stood as viable forms of education for certain subjects. Among STEM fields, and computer science particularly, many learners believe that a MOOC can replace a traditional class. As online educators have begun to learn more about their audience, they have improved […]
December 15, 2017
Academics
Do We Need Woz U.?
At an October tech conference in Arizona’s Paradise Valley, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced a new online technology education platform called Woz U. He expressed hope it would revolutionize the industry and become the standard for software and technology education. “Our goal is to educate and train people in employable digital skills without putting them […]
December 15, 2017
Other News
Massachusetts, California Sue DeVos Over Student Relief
BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos saying she failed to process applications for federal loan relief for former students of a now-defunct chain of for-profit colleges. Healey said in the lawsuit filed Thursday that DeVos violated federal law by failing to process applications made […]
December 15, 2017
Other News
Vets Blast Service at College
LaGuardia Community College was once one of the best places for a student veteran. “Not to sound cliché, but it was euphoric,” said Kevin Chimilio, the former president of the student veterans club at the Long Island City campus. “We would hang out there all day, even when classes were over. It was great.” About […]
December 15, 2017
Veterans
Is the VA Doing Enough toward “Forever” G.I. Bill?
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs will hire 200 temporary workers and shell out $70 million to implement a major expansion of veterans’ education benefits — a process beset by communication and information technology challenges, veterans advocates and VA officials said Tuesday. Higher-than-anticipated costs is one of a number of problems that the agency […]
December 15, 2017
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Clark Atlanta University Receives Funding to Increase Diversity in Art Museum Leadership
The Clark Atlanta University Art Museum is one of 20 U.S. art museums that will receive funding from the Walton Family Foundation and Ford Foundation as a part of the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative (DAMLI) an effort to increase diversity in curatorial and management staff at art museums nationally.
December 14, 2017
Students
Graduate Students Hopeful After Reported Elimination Of Tuition Waiver Tax
Graduate students across the country breathed a cautious sigh of relief as various reports indicated this week that the newly negotiated GOP tax bill will exclude the tax on graduate student tuition waivers.
December 14, 2017
News Roundup
Report: Delaware University Paid $6M to Ex-administrators
WILMINGTON, Del. — The University of Delaware has paid out more than $6 million to top administrators who voluntarily left their jobs or were forced out since 2007. The News Journal of Wilmington reports nearly a third of the funds went to David Roselle, a former university president who continued to get paid four years […]
December 14, 2017
News Roundup
Colleges Paying Big Money for Coaches May Face Tax Hit
WASHINGTON — A potential new tax on seven-figure salaries for employees of non-profits hasn’t deterred schools from doling out huge contracts to new coaches. Football powers aiming for a national title have continued to pay the market rate for proven coaches, topped by the 10-year, $75 million deal for Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M. If […]
December 14, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Whitening Academia
While a House Republican proposal to tax the tuition waivers of graduate students may not be among the highest-profile Trump-era assaults on people of color, it represents a serious threat to racial equality. If included in the final tax plan, it would disproportionately harm nonwhite graduate students and be disastrous for the already dismal diversity […]
December 14, 2017
Veterans
Grant Would Help Transition to Work
Acting on behalf of the Henry County Veteran’s Assistance Commission, Dorothy Meindok has completed and submitted an application for a grant under the ServiceIllinois department of the Illinois Department of Veteran’s Affairs. That agency will screen the applications and announce what applications have been accepted in January, 2018. If that hurdle is cleared, the ServiceIllinois […]
December 14, 2017
Other News
Take the Robot’s Class
How many of you fancy world-class education through MOOCs? If you are accustomed to online courses then it might be a piece of cake for you however many of us face difficulties with the virtual environment. In a bid to improve, the Michigan State University unleashed the first-ever robot-aided online learning which happens to improve […]
December 14, 2017
Academics
Online Students Can Build In-Person Relationships
Even in an online degree program, whether you live close to the school’s campus or hundreds of miles away, you have ways to meet classmates, faculty and alumni in person. If your main hesitation in pursuing an online education is the fear of being isolated, know that you will likely have opportunities to engage with […]
December 14, 2017
Academics
Is MOOC Leader Alison the Answer to World’s Needs
With nearly 12 million registered learners, 1.5 million graduates, and 1,000 free courses, the first ever massive open online course (MOOC) Alison has become one of the world’s largest players in online education – and one of the world’s largest certifiers of educational and skills attainment. Founder Mike Feerick’s model for equal access to learning […]
December 14, 2017
Academics
Skills Learned in Service Go a Long Way
Serving in the United States Armed Forces offers an experience like no other. Aside from the opportunity to work with incredibly dedicated people in locations most will never see, military service builds a unique range of skills that can help veterans find success after service. The skills our men and women in uniform gain during […]
December 14, 2017
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