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Check the Student Reviews of Online Courses

Testimonials are ubiquitous: on marketplaces like Amazon, on product pages and on social media. Writing testimonials is also big business, and fake testimonials abound on the internet. Yet, they can be a valuable source of information, especially when choosing an online degree program to meet your professional needs. Student reviews can answer questions about interaction […]

January 26, 2018

“Operation Proper Exit” Guides Wounded, Gold Star Families

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait—Operation Proper Exit, an initiative of the Troops First Foundation, was facilitated by the 35th Infantry Division along with U.S. Army Central Command during its journey through Camps Arifjan and Buehring, while en route through the Middle East in early December. Operation Proper Exit is a driving force for wounded warriors and Gold […]

January 26, 2018

Strayer Teams with Iconic Coach on Performance

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Strayer University, a national leader in innovative educational programs for working adults, has partnered with four-time NASCAR and three-time pro football champion, and renowned leader, Joe Gibbs, on the launch of the Joe Gibbs Performance Management program. The new program will provide courses that focus on improving employee performance. “I’ve been blessed with the […]

January 26, 2018

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New G.I. Bill Could Lead to Surge in Enrollment

GW and other private universities could soon see a surge in veteran enrollment thanks to a new benefit bill set to fully go into effect this summer. The Forever G.I. Bill, or Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, offers new benefits like expanded tuition support and eliminates the time limit for veterans to use […]

January 26, 2018

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Fort Hood Education Services Aid Transitioning Soldiers

As the Department of Defense’s largest education center, Fort Hood’s 22,000-square-foot cloud technology-equipped facilities serve as a military community portal for higher education and transitioning Soldiers. “The most important thing, from the Army standpoint, is that we contribute to the intellectual capacity of our Soldiers and we add to the professionalism and the full capability […]

January 26, 2018

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Exemplary Philly Charter School Should Stay Open

Just take a look at the number of students from Eastern University Academy Charter School in Philadelphia who go on to graduate and attend college, and you can’t help but be impressed.

January 26, 2018

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Central Michigan University President Steps Down

After an eight-year tenure, Dr. George Ross will resign from the presidency at Central Michigan University in July.

January 25, 2018

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AAC&U Annual Meeting Addresses Evolving Role of Higher Education

Education leaders gathered at the 104th annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to discuss higher education’s role in helping students achieve the “American dream” despite emerging discourse that the two are disconnected.

January 25, 2018

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Emerging Scholar Profile: Curry and the Relevance of Philosophy

Having grown up in a working-class family in Lake Charles, La., Dr. Tommy Curry is no stranger to intellectual adversity.

January 25, 2018

17 Universities Oppose Anti-Smoking Group with Tobacco Ties

Seventeen public health schools in the U.S. and Canada pledged Thursday to refuse research money from a new anti-smoking group funded by the tobacco industry. The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World was created in September with nearly $1 billion from the Philip Morris tobacco company, saying it aims to end smoking worldwide and support research […]

January 25, 2018

Grad Student Accused of Scamming Woman to Pay His Tuition

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Brown University graduate student was charged Thursday with scamming a Florida woman out of $30,000 by telling her he wanted to open a school for poor children in Dubai. Shishuai Li, a 25-year-old computer science student, instead used the money for tuition and living expenses, authorities said. Li did not enter […]

January 25, 2018

Michigan State President Resigns in Wake of Nassar Scandal

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon submitted her resignation Wednesday amid an outcry over the school’s handling of allegations against Larry Nassar. The announcement that Simon was stepping down came hours after the sentencing of Nassar , who worked at Michigan State as a doctor and received 40 to 175 years […]

January 25, 2018

Good Business

Why Hiring Veterans is Good Business. Leaving the military was scary. After years of physical training, skills development and frequent relocation… military service had become my “normal.” Those were some of the most challenging and rewarding years of my life. When I decided to return to the civilian world, it was nothing less than a […]

January 25, 2018

Wash U Law Offers 2 Online Master’s with 2U

Imagine you run a university. You know from the data that more students want online programs, particularly when it comes to graduate degrees they can pursue alongside full-time employment. And yet your university specializes in brick-and-mortar higher education. It’s what you do. It’s who you are. Sure, you might have experimented with online learning using […]

January 25, 2018

The Failing U. Report

Failing U analyzes and grades each state’s laws, regulations, and accountability measures related to the private, for-profit postsecondary institutions in that state. The report does not analyze efforts by states’ attorneys general who seek to protect their residents through enforcement efforts and litigation. While laudable, such actions are needed in significant part because state oversight […]

January 25, 2018

Report Finds Massachusetts Failing to Protect Students

Almost the entire country comes up short on overseeing and regulating private for-profit colleges, according to a new report that dinged Massachusetts for not requiring tuition refunds in the event of a school closure and not mandating that performance measures be disclosed to students. Massachusetts is among 43 states that received a failing grade in […]

January 25, 2018

Bill Would Offer Scholarships for Older Students

SANTA FE, N.M. — About 26,000 New Mexico college students get tuition help through the legislative lottery scholarship every year, but only those who started college shortly after high school are eligible. Now a state lawmaker is pitching a program that could help older and other nontraditional students. Sen. Bill Tallman, D-Albuquerque, has introduced the […]

January 25, 2018

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Survey: Financial Issues Keep Many Adults from Pursuing Education

Vermont Business Magazine A new survey from Champlain College Online (link is external) says that while most adults see the value in higher education to prepare them for advancement in the workplace, ongoing concerns over incurring student debt and affordability are the major barriers to returning to school to complete a certificate, associate degree or […]

January 25, 2018