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Civil War Historian at 100: Knew Eyewitnesses

Historian Charles P. Roland is one of the most recognized authorities on the Civil War, and he may be the last who grew up hearing firsthand accounts from battlefield veterans. He also is an expert on American military history, and his lessons to students at West Point, Tulane and the University of Kentucky included his own […]

April 10, 2018

Civil War Historian

Jobless Rate for Vets Climbs as More Enter Market

WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate for recent veterans jumped in November, but for a positive reason. Many of the veterans decided to begin actively seeking work — and if they didn’t immediately find a job, they were counted as unemployed. A growing perception that opportunities are growing to find work is an encouraging sign for […]

April 10, 2018

Vets in the Workforce

Efforts Aim to Ease Burden of Military Spouses

When Corinne Walker – then Corinne Corto – moved to Wilmington to pursue her MBA, she thought she’d get her degree and move on to wherever the best employment opportunities presented themselves. Instead, the Erie, Pennsylvania, native ended up meeting her future husband, Jesse, and after studying abroad opted to stay in the Cape Fear […]

April 10, 2018

Military Spouses

How Veterans Are Plugging Tech Skills Gap

The tech skills shortage has got so bad that tech companies have decided to call in the troops. In March, Experis and Amazon teamed up to teach software development to military personnel and their spouses through its re:Start programme, while the non-profit TechVets launched a cyber skills training scheme for military veterans. The idea is […]

April 10, 2018

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Q&A with VA Undersecretary: Educational Opportunities

Curtis (Curt) L. Coy was appointed to be the first Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on May 9, 2011. In this role, Mr. Coy oversees all education benefits (GI Bill), vocational rehabilitation and employment for wounded warriors and disabled Veterans, loan guaranty service (VA […]

April 10, 2018

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Healthcare Careers: Another Way to Serve

When choosing to join America’s military, men and women make a purposeful choice to place themselves at risk for a high calling: service to their countrymen. It seems a logical fit, then, that many former servicemen and women seek careers in industries that also have this key element of service when they move on from […]

April 10, 2018

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For-Profit Colleges Face Declining Enrollments

WASHINGTON — The for-profit college industry is struggling under the weight of declining enrollment, stiff competition from traditional universities and an image battered by past misdeeds, even as the Trump administration tries to offer a helping hand. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has hired several industry insiders and frozen Obama-era regulations that would have increased protections […]

April 10, 2018

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Forum Advocates for Enhanced Hispanic Higher Education Legislation

WASHINGTON — The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities convened educators and thought leaders from Hispanic Serving Institutions to advance the organization’s legislative agenda during the 23rd Annual National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education.

April 9, 2018

Consortium Aims to Enhance Teachers’ Career-Advising Skills

The new Consortium for Instructional Excellence and Career Guidance has been formed to provide faculty members innovative teaching practices that effectively serve the career-development needs of students.

April 9, 2018

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Adjusting to College: Tips From a Former Student-Athlete and the Parent of One

To be a successful freshman student-athlete, one needs discipline. There must be a high level of focus and awareness, because a student-athlete failing to accomplish his or her goal could impact that individual’s career and life in general.

April 9, 2018

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April 9, 2018

University of Chicago Countersues Over Withdrawn $100M Gift

CHICAGO — The University of Chicago is countersuing a benefactor that pledged a $100-million donation but wants to void the commitment. The Thomas L. Pearson and The Pearson Family Foundation has asked a federal court in Oklahoma to void the deal and recoup the nearly $23 million already given to the university to establish The […]

April 9, 2018

Chance the Rapper to Address Dillard University’s 2018 Grads

Grammy Award-winning artist Chance the Rapper will deliver this year’s commencement address to graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans. The school’s 82nd Commencement ceremonies for more than 200 graduates will be held Saturday, May 12, at 8 a.m. on the campus’ historic Avenue of the Oaks. Dillard President Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough says Chance […]

April 9, 2018

Ohio State Revokes Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree Amid Retrial

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University has revoked an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby when he spoke at commencement in 2001. University trustees on Friday approved rescinding the degree for the 80-year-old comedian, whose retrial in a sexual assault case began Monday with opening statements in suburban Philadelphia. An Ohio State spokesman says Cosby […]

April 9, 2018

Second Tribe Files Opioid Suit

A second Oklahoma tribe is suing manufacturers and distributors of opioids, and large pharmacies for their alleged part in an overdose epidemic. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed their lawsuit in U.S. District Court for Oklahoma’s northern district on Tuesday, The Oklahoman reported. The lawsuit alleges the companies engage in marketing campaigns that aren’t truthful about […]

April 9, 2018

Life with Rare Disease

You get that call you feared. You have cancer. Hours go by. You decide how you’re going to tell your family. You research treatments and statistics. You start to wonder if you’re going to die. This was a reality for Frank Rivera. In 2004 he started having breathing issues and couldn’t walk for any amount […]

April 9, 2018

Life with Rare Disease

Massachusetts Begins Accepting Cannabis Bids

BOSTON — Massachusetts is taking another step on the road toward commercial sales of recreational marijuana, which are expected to begin on July 1. On Monday, April 2, the Cannabis Control Commission began accepting applications for “priority certification” of marijuana businesses. Operators of medical marijuana dispensaries seeking to expand into commercial sales are eligible for […]

April 9, 2018

New Director Named for Office Testing Medicare Changes

The Trump administration on Friday announced a new director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), an office that could be at the center of efforts to shake up and reform the health system. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma told staff in an email that Adam Boehler, the former […]

April 9, 2018