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Chippewa Valley Technical Makes Military-Friendly List

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU)– Chippewa Valley Technical College has been named a military friendly school for 2017. The designation by Victory Media is awarded to colleges, universities and community colleges that do the most to embrace military students. Categories include military support on campus, graduation and employment outcomes and military spouse policies. CVTC says they […]

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Q&A: Scholarship Program for Military Spouses

The My Career Advancement Account Scholarship program, a component of the Department of Defense Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, is a career development and employment assistance program. My Career Advancement Account Scholarship helps military spouses, who have successfully completed high school, pursue licenses, credentials or associate degrees with a specific concentration or major(excludes General […]

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Albany State, Darton on Military Friendly List

ALBANY, Ga. – Albany State University and Darton State College have earned the 2017 Military Friendly School designation by Victory Media. First published in 2009, Military Friendly Schools is a comprehensive, powerful resource for veterans. Each year, the list of Military Friendly Schools is provided to service members and their families, helping them select the […]

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Online Fund Offers Chance to Help Veterans Graduate

A new online funding option has been established to allow others to help student veterans at Oklahoma State University overcome obstacles to graduation. The OSU Student Veteran Emergency Fund site — www.osugiving.com/veterans — gives everyone the chance to help student veterans get through likely education-ending situations by making donations of any amount, said Rick Hansen, […]

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Coordinator Helps Veterans Transition to College

For the men and women of the armed services, the transition from military life can sometimes be a challenge. When it comes to their educational pursuits, however, those challenges are mitigated by the strong presence of the Polk State College Veterans Services Office. As a retired US Army Command Sergeant Major, Byron Loyd, Coordinator of […]

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Leaders Anticipate Need to Convey Higher Ed’s ROI to Trump Administration

Higher education leaders across the nation are anxiously pondering the rise of businessman Donald Trump as president of the United States and the arrival of scores of people that he will be hiring to help put his ideas into action. For sure, few people — those who supported Trump’s bid to win the election and […]

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Top Higher Ed Stories of 2016

If 2015 was the year of protests and campus unrest in higher ed, 2016 may go down as the year of uncertainty. The most-read stories on Education Dive this year reflect an acute interest in — and maybe even concern over — what comes next for the industry. Read More

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Navy Veteran Advances Education at Florida College

SARASOTA – In 2013, as trauma nurse Randy Gilmore attempted to stabilize the brain-injured victim of an auto wreck, the patient lashed out and kicked him in the left shoulder, his favored side. “I wasn’t in severe pain, but within an hour and a half it locked up on me, and I knew I’d suffered […]

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Yellen to Grads: Best Job Market in Nearly a Decade

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says college graduates are entering the strongest job market the country has seen in nearly a decade, and their degree is more important than ever. Yellen said that with changes in the job market such as technology and globalization, succeeding in the job market is increasingly tied to […]

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Barber School Owner Pleads Guilty to GI Bill Scam

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The owner of a barber school has pleaded guilty to a scam that used $4.5 million in GI Bill tuition payments. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said that Katherine Grobes claimed to train veterans at the school in Chesapeake. In reality, authorities said, she had most sign […]

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Fort Bragg, Fayetteville Tech Expand Transition Program

Fort Bragg troops will have more resources as they look to get out of uniform. Fayetteville Technical Community College and Fort Bragg announced last week that they’ll expand an educational partnership aimed at helping transitioning service members, veterans and family members find full employment. The partnership is built around the Fort Bragg Career Skills Program, […]

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Higher Education Struggles to Leverage Digital Learning

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, what we might now call “the early days” of online higher education, advocates of technology-mediated learning imagined themselves as outsiders, rebels working on the margins of higher education. Their goal, broadly, was to bring the transformative power of Internet technology to a change-adverse, centuries-old institution. Keenly aware of […]

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