A bill that would grant Colorado residents who were awarded Purple Heart or higher medal free college tuition is under fire as too costly by people such as David Skaggs of the Dept of Education. The same David Skaggs who proposes having tax payers pay a large percentage of illegal alien's tuition. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

For those of you who haven’t heard, Mary Kate and Ashley (yes, the Olsen twins), are in the process of launching a new high-end fashion line called “The Row.” picked by briananicole 2 years ago

It costs a lot of money to go to college. It costs even more money to run a college. And it’s costing increasingly more money to pay college and university presidents’ salaries and compensation packages, with many reaching the million-dollar mark. picked by 1krazykorean 12 months ago

One Marine battalion, about 1,000 troops, will go home in November and not be replaced. An Army brigade of around 4,000 troops will leave in February. In addition, about 3,400 support forces will also be removed from Iraq picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Fort Dix in New Jersey is starting to provide comfortable, suburban-style housing to troops stationed there. The reaction: "Oh, wow!" said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ken Davidson as he walked through the modern kitchen of a townhouse yesterday. "This brings families into the modern era of housing." picked by hisidea 1 year ago

The current model of higher education grew in a haphazard fashion that has left us with traditional practices and modes of organization that in some aspects are poorly matched to modern educational needs. picked by BernardBlack 4 months ago

British troops executed as many as 20 Iraqi prisoners after a gun battle in May 2004, lawyers claim. Some alleged survivors of the gun battle near the southern Iraqi town of Majar al-Kabir also claim corpses were mutilated by UK military personnel. picked by mahler87 9 months ago

The economic crisis could help the military recruit and retain troops, Pentagon officials said Friday, potentially ending years of extraordinary bonuses and waivers that have become necessary to keep enough troops to fight two wars. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

A popular "brewing science" course at Halifax's University of King's College will trace the history of beer and include field trips to area breweries. Mmm, breweries... picked by mitzuzake 10 months ago

Now on Google Video: a college class in Anatomy and Physiology.
Quite interesting picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Forget YouTube—if you're a member of the US Military deployed overseas, you're about to become intimately familiar with TroopTube. The Military has launched TroopTube as an alternative to other video sharing sites, which have been banned from being accessed from bases overseas. picked by Nateebiinature 6 days ago

The first on-the-scene study of college drinking behavior shows that parties with drinking games result in higher blood alcohol levels.

In other news, the sky is blue. picked by sparklyeyedgal181 11 months ago

Minnesota National Guard troops have to be deployed 730 days to qualify for GI bill education benefits. Their orders were written for 729 days! picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The Army and Air Force discharged a disproportionate number of women in 2007 under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prohibits openly gay people from serving in the military, according to Pentagon statistics gathered by an advocacy group.

I don't know about you, I don't always need to ask, I can usually tell if someone's a lesbian and wtf does it matter? picked by bevissimo 5 months ago

These are web resources that I used for my recent paper on the impact of distance education on the academic library for ILS560-College amp; University Libraries. picked by MaxShemet 1 year ago

Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson surveys this landscape with unease. A college that champions diversity, he believes, must think beyond courses in gay literature, Chicano studies and feminist theory. “We should also talk about intellectual diversity,” he says. picked by ImNotBlue 6 months ago

Highschool freshmen in Florida will be forced starting this Fall to declare a college major from a set a state-approved choices, while students in Mississippi will be able to choose from nine career paths. The states involved support this move and think it will benefit the children. College administrators, who will be teaching the students in the future, say otherwise. picked by joshdb 1 year ago

American women have fought and served in every U.S. war, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Today, there are over 198,000 women in the active duty military, constituting 14.5% of the active force. Women are integral members of the armed forces and they are here to stay. Yet despite women's accomplishments throughout history, and most recently in the War on Terror, DoD policy still prohibits wom... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

"America Supports You," a nationwide program launched by the Department of Defense, recognizes citizens' support for our military men and women and communicates that support to members of our Armed Forces at home and abroad. picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago

WASHINGTON - Grappling with a record death toll in an overshadowed war, President Bush promised Wednesday to send more U.S. troops into Afghanistan by year's end. He conceded that June was a "tough month" in the nearly seven-year-old war. picked by bingo 5 months ago