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“Free” Tuition Unfair to Private Colleges

The “free” tuition that has found its way into the governor’s Executive Budget really isn’t. The Executive Budget proposes “free” tuition for New Yorkers making up to $125,000 per year who attend either the State University of New York or the City University of New York. The budget has also proposed that Tuition Assistance Programand […]

Lose the Jargon

Every work place has its jargon, but in the military this is especially true. In the Army and at the Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program, or SFL-TAP, words such as TOT (Time on Target), FOB (Forward Operating Base), and FFE (Fire for Effect) are often used. While these Army acronyms may be well-known […]

Support GI Bill and “Yellow Ribbon” Aid

I recently attended briefings on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities at its annual meeting. On the agenda was launching the Independent College Caucus, a bipartisan initiative to recognize contributions of independent colleges and universities. Virginia’s U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte is a co-sponsor of the caucus, and I’ve invited […]

Let Students Explore Options

It might seem hypocritical for a University of Maryland student like me to write an essay warning of the perils of a society that over-emphasizes the significance of a college education. Regardless, this is an important issue the “educated” community largely ignores. Young Americans are not encouraged to consider a variety of life paths outside […]

Free Tuition: Here’s the Fine Print

As anyone who’s ever applied for financial aid knows, affordable tuition often seems possible only if you’re willing to fill out a thousand forms, provide test scores, grades and proof of awesomeness, and promise your first born to the college of your dreams. But what if you could go to college free of charge — […]

DeVos’s Lack of Experience Spells Trouble

If you have been paying attention at all then you know that the upheaval surrounding the appointment of Betsy Devos as the new education secretary is unprecedented. The petitions and the protests have been signed and joined by the millions. The backlash from this dismaying appointment isn’t just a unilateral opposition to everything Trump, but […]

Healing Invisible Wounds

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — I’m an ambassador for the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program. As an ambassador, I’m an advocate for the program and I work in my local area to plan events which bring our wounded together. It’s a concept of family helping family. We are all in this great big Air Force […]

Colleges Should Do More for Veterans

In colleges today there are thousands of veterans attempting to use their GI Bill with roughly 700 attending the University of Wyoming. A lot of veterans are discouraged and end up dropping out of college, not just because of the time spent away from learning and other factors but because the stress colleges put on […]

Would DeVos Scale Back For-Profit Regulations?

The growing potential for Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos to support deregulation for for-profit colleges and rollback several guidelines for federal standards on postgraduate outcomes takes centerstage in a Huffington Post editorial this week. Author David Halperin explains that the for-profit industry has reaped billions in public funded student loans while leaving students with […]

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10 Things I Wish I Had Known About Transition

A year ago, my wife and I decided that we were at a decision point in my military career. Would we stay in after 10+ years of active service or transition to the civilian world? I have since spent countless hours trying to figure out what I really wanted to be when I “grew up.” […]

5 Ways to Boost Veteran Enrollment at Top Colleges

As the end of college admission season approaches, applicants anxiously await emails and letters revealing the results. Alongside nervous high school seniors, many veterans also wait for decisions. Unfortunately, our experience helping hundreds of veterans shows that all too often they are not setting their goals high enough and unfortunately not even taking the chance […]

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DeVos Doesn’t Know About Loans

President Donald Trump’s secretary of education pick Betsy DeVos has never taken out a student loan. Her four children have also never taken out student loans. She has no personal experience with the Pell Grant. This brings DeVos to a total of zero experience navigating federal financial aid, leaving her ill-equipped to lead the department […]

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