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Study: More Students Enrolling in Online Courses

Enrollment in online courses rose at a faster pace between fall 2015 and 2016 compared with the previous three years, yet students are increasingly choosing local online degree programs, according to the “Grade Increase” report released today by the Babson Survey Research Group. Based on federal data from more than 4,700 colleges and universities, more […]

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Vets-in-Tech Will Invade Silicon Valley

On January 13-14, VetsinTech, the only non-profit organization focused 100 percent on helping military veterans transition into meaningful careers in the tech industry, will launch their inaugural national conference: The Invasion in Silicon Valley. The event will connect veterans from across the country with top technology leaders for content and networking opportunities, providing sessions in […]

Partners Will Help Transition from Military to Management

In an effort to help veterans excel in civilian life, Bayer and VETTED today unveiled a new partnership in which Bayer will serve as title sponsor of VETTED’s inaugural Veteran Accelerated Management Program (VAMP) at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University. The intensive, eight-week program, which is specifically designed for experienced military leaders […]

Online Enrollment Continues to Grow

According to new federal data, the number of college students taking online classes continues to grow, reports Inside Higher Ed. In academic year 2016, 6.34 million students were enrolled in at least one online course, compared with 5.99 million students in 2015. Even as overall enrollment at postsecondary institutions is flat (unlike recent numbers from […]

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Joint Base Lewis-McChord Program Helps in Transitions

Injury and illness can derail plans in an instant. They can upend a career and unsettle a family. Soldiers in the Warrior Transition Battalion live through the many, potentially long-term, adjustments needed to make the most of their new reality. “When I meet with them, one of the questions I ask in my initial in-processing […]

Elearning in Higher Ed Will Grow in 2018

As reported in this year’s ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, for four years running, the number of students preferring a blended learning environment that includes “some to mostly online components” has increased while students preferring a face-to-face only learning environment has continued to decline. With student demand growing, in 2018, it seems […]

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Book Looks at Rise of the “Military Friendly” Campus

Ask anyone doing social justice work in the US to name the glaring problems of our society and the list will come quickly – income inequality, gentrification, racism, sexism, lack of health care, crumbling schools. . . the list goes on and on. Too often, though, we fail to name the elephant in the room: […]

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UNC Military Liaison Making a Difference

I am the Military Liaison and Program Manager for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and founder and president of the Southeastern Council on Military Education. UNCW@Onslow has three office locations within Onslow County, aboard Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River – all of which are dedicated to serving military-affiliated personnel and area residents. […]

Innovation in Higher Ed: How to Get There

The term “innovation” conjures up all sorts of high tech-centered dreams worthy of an Elon Musk keynote. “Higher education innovation” is no different, though instead of flying cars and Mars colonies, what likely comes to mind first are online and competency-based learning platforms, learning management systems, or electronic whiteboards. Few places is this more true […]

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Military Widow Funds Law Scholarships

Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law recently created a scholarship program for U.S. military veterans thanks to Deborah Carstens, whose late husband was an attorney who served in the Marine Corps. The initiative will give four complete scholarships for a J.D. degree to veteran students. Carsten made the donation after learning that […]

New Generation Learns Jungle Skills

They are scenes reminiscent of the Vietnam War and the Pacific Theater during World War II: U.S. soldiers, caked with mud and dripping wet from monsoon rains, quietly traversing thick jungle brush. But instead of southeast Asia, these are the Hawaiian jungles northwest of Honolulu, where the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division is training some […]

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College Gets Grant to Turn Veterans into Teachers

SRU received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to prepare military veterans for teaching positions in school districts and subjects that are needed for certified teachers. Monique Alexander, SRU assistant professor of elementary education and early childhood education, is serving as grant director and said that the grant was given on November 2017 […]

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