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Veterans
Feds Probe Dismissal of Disabled Student Veteran
The federal government is investigating the Medical University of South Carolina for an alleged civil rights violation after a veteran and former nursing school student reported she was expelled because administrators discriminated against her based on a disability. Nicola Fiem, 31, of North Charleston, filed her complaint with the U.S. Department of Education last year. […]
August 17, 2018
Policy
Leaving Military? Get Extra Time to Use Benefits
Those leaving the military will have more time to use free resources such as income tax help, nonmedical counseling, spouse employment assistance and other resources via Military OneSource, thanks to a provision in the defense authorization bill signed into law Monday by President Trump. Much of the information on MilitaryOneSource.mil is available to the general […]
August 17, 2018
Other News
Online, For-Profit University Accused of Misleading Vets Agrees to Pay $270,000
American Military University has agreed to a $270,000 settlement regarding allegations by the state of Massachusetts that the school violated state law by misleading veterans. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey alleges the online for-profit school, whose students are mostly veterans, did not make mandated disclosures to prospective students regarding job placement rates and did not […]
August 17, 2018
Academics
Warrior-Scholar Project Introduces Service Members, Vets to Top Universities
It’s 6 p.m. and three women are huddled around an outdoor table, binders out, ready to study. This week, Vaquita Barnes has been up till 2 a.m. finishing her homework, but thanks to a system she’s devised with Artra Rice-Nelson and K’Loni Luttrell, they might get to bed by midnight. Read More
August 17, 2018
Academics
Certification, Credentialing Pilot to Launch at Fort Hood
FORT HOOD, Texas — A new Army education pilot program will give access to civilian credential and licensing certification programs to the 36,000 soldiers of Fort Hood, making them more attractive to employers outside the military. Undersecretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, Sgt. Maj. Daniel Dailey and U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, joined Fort […]
August 17, 2018
Academics
Army Changing Enlisted Education Curriculum
The Army is changing its 40-year-old enlisted education system with a new curriculum and an online course offering graded decisions that carry over to all academies for noncommissioned officers. Soldiers attending the improved Basic Leader Course will now be evaluated on writing essays, public speaking and giving training classes to their peers during the monthlong […]
August 17, 2018
News Roundup
Report: Interest in Online Education Keeps Growing
The associate’s degree is the most popular credential among potential students as demand for online higher education continues to grow, according to a study by Clearwater, Fla.-based Digital Media Solutions. The independent agency’s study reviewed trends in inquiry generation and student acquisition data from January through June of this year. Analysts used information from Sparkroom, […]
August 17, 2018
News Roundup
Hampton Receives NSF Grant to Increase Minorities in Science, Engineering
Hampton University received a $3.6-million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support an institutional project that will recruit and support women and African-American students pursuing research careers in the fields of materials science and engineering. NSF’s grant will fund the Hampton-Brandeis Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) project over six years, […]
August 17, 2018
Students
Was It Worth It? A McNair Scholar’s Reflection
My palms were sweaty, my stomach uneasy and my body overwhelmed with nerves. I had returned to the McNair Scholars program as an alum to give the next generation of scholars a keynote address, which I titled, “Was it worth it?: A Two-sided tale to the PhD.”
August 17, 2018
Academics
Take Freshman Year Online for Free
The American system of higher education is unparalleled. Our public and private institutions — including many right here in Baltimore— offer world-class opportunities in the sciences, humanities and arts, and prepare students for vibrant intellectual and professional lives. However, the benefits of this system are unequally distributed. A college education is unaffordable for many Americans, […]
August 17, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
From Protestor to Marine
The very first protest I ever participated in took place on April 7, 1990, when several racist groups paraded through the college town of Miami, Ohio, on minority recruitment weekend. My friends, a ragtag group of musicians, skateboarders, art students, and punk rock aficionados, and I defied the university’s warnings to “Stay away on Saturday” […]
August 17, 2018
Academics
Arizona State Welcomes Military-Affiliated Students
The Pat Tillman Veterans Center organizes welcome events for student veterans prior to the start of every semester, but on Friday in Tempe for the first time the center held an event geared toward military veteran families of incoming Sun Devils. Many of Arizona State University’s nearly 8,200 military-affiliated students are immediate family members using […]
August 17, 2018
Funding
Money Magazine Ranks University of California Campuses Best
The American system of higher education is unparalleled. Our public and private institutions — including many right here in Baltimore— offer world-class opportunities in the sciences, humanities and arts, and prepare students for vibrant intellectual and professional lives. However, the benefits of this system are unequally distributed. A college education is unaffordable for many Americans, […]
August 17, 2018
Policy
Law Gives Military Kids Sex Assault Protections on Bases
The Defense Department must improve the way it responds to child-on-child sexual assault at military bases in the U.S. and abroad as part of a sweeping new law President Donald Trump signed Monday. While the Pentagon began addressing sexual assault in the ranks a decade ago, an Associated Press investigation revealed that similar reports involving […]
August 17, 2018
Policy
Defense Act Includes Beefed Up Transition Program
From her perch on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., scored a win this week as her proposal to help active duty personnel leaving the military enter the civilian workforce was included in the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which was signed into law on Monday. The […]
August 17, 2018
Policy
Bill Would Give Credit for Military Training
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Aug. 1 introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide more American military veterans with the chance to gain college credits for their previous military training. “Our servicemembers and their families deserve the opportunity to use their military training educational assistance for college credit,” Sen. Ernst said. “Allowing all veterans to […]
August 17, 2018
Policy
Repeal of Gainful Employment Rule Carries $5.3B Price Tag
The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal Obama-era requirements for recipients of federal student aid comes with a price tag of about $5.3 billion over a decade, a figure that is already giving critics ammunition as the Senate prepares to turn to Education Department appropriations this week. The administration’s proposed rulemaking would rescind 2014 regulations requiring […]
August 17, 2018
STEM
Gender Pay Gap Wide Among Graduates of Elite Schools
The gender wage gap is real – even when looking at pay differences between men and women who graduate from America’s leading colleges and universities, according to a recent study that found a 19-percent difference in annual earnings.
August 16, 2018
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