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Platform for Military Spouses Wins Startup Award

A job platform for military spouses, a college budgeting tool and a self-serve dog wash beat 18 other startups in a competition to collectively take away $22,500 in funds. Erica McMannes took the coveted first place prize of $10,000 for her military spouse job platform, MadSkills. But it took a whole weekend of pitches and […]

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New Report Offers Best Financial Practices for Colleges’ Roles in Student Success

College affordability and a clear understanding of financial aid are among the biggest challenges low-income students pursuing a higher education face. Education experts say that colleges and universities can play a larger role in increasing student success by changing their financial aid practices, according to a new report. The new report by the Jack Kent […]

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Ashford University G.I. Bill Eligibility in Jeopardy

Ashford University’s eligibility to enroll GI Bill users is once again in jeopardy. The Department of Veterans Affairs has deemed the school’s state-level approval “legally insufficient” and issued a notice to Ashford, a top enroller of military students, that it has 60 days to comply with the law or lose its ability to receive VA […]

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Academy Won’t Discuss Motive Behind Hoax

DENVER — The Air Force Academy says it will not discuss what led a student to allegedly stage a hate crime, but a researcher said those who commit hoaxes are sometimes trying to bolster their reputations or want to deflect attention from trouble they are in. The academy said that an African-American student acknowledged writing […]

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Academy Says Black Student Wrote Slurs

DENVER — Racial slurs posted outside the dorm rooms of five black students at the Air Force Academy were written by one of those students, the school said Tuesday. The announcement was a jarring turn in an episode that prompted the academy’s superintendent to warn students that racists were not welcome at the school — […]

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First-Generation Students Celebrated in Nationwide Festivities

In an effort to showcase and empower first-generation students, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) will organize a national celebration on college and university campuses this week. COE, in partnership with other higher education organizations, will commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with a nationwide “First Annual First-Generation College […]

Fort Knox Program Eases Transition to Jobs

Since the beginning of the year, the Fort Knox Career Skills Program has been helping U.S. Army personnel transition into private sector employment through its Senior Leaders Corporate Fellowship Program. And according to Fort Knox Education Center officer Jacque Jenkins, the program has been successful in its goals so far. Jenkins said 90 percent of […]

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A Free, Global Conference Will Explore Online Education

The Global Education Conference Network’s eighth annual worldwide collaboration on globally-connected education will take place around the clock starting Monday, November 13, and continuing through Thursday, November 16. This event is free, but does require that you register. Interested participants can register here. The GEC features thought leaders from the world of education and beyond, […]

Survey: Professors Often Resist Online Education

eLearning and online education at the university level has proven to be a solution to countless barriers separating willing students from much-needed knowledge. But while access grows, and education technology continues to develop at a rapid pace, there’s one issue that has yet to be solved: professors. Instructors may be fond of reminding their students […]

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Interactive Instruction Improves Navy College Program

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) — Sailors using the Navy College Program (NCP)/Voluntary Education (VOLED) and leaders advising Sailors will benefit from significant upgrades to required training with the addition of three interactive multi-media instructional (IMI) education tools available online Nov. 1. “Service Members previously had to wade through static training slide decks to complete much […]

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Fort Hood, IBM Partner on Cyber Security Transition Program

FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) Service members transitioning out of the military from will now have another opportunity to find a job put side of the military. IBM is partnering with Fort Hood Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program, SFL-TAP, to help give service members certifications in cyber security. This new certification partnership with IBM will […]

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Mission Critical: Getting Marines Through College

At the Voluntary Education Center (VEC) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, mission critical means providing quality education counseling to primarily U.S. Marines and their families, members of other military branches, veterans and Department of Defense employees, so they can achieve their educational goals. “Our goal is to get them to and through college,” said Melora […]

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