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June 10, 2022
Veteran-Founded University and Community College Join Forces to Boost Military Learner Success
National University and Palomar College announce new military transfer pathway that will accelerate time-to-degree completion by recognizing military-earned skills and credentials LA JOLLA, CALIF. (June 9, 2022) – National University, a Veteran-founded nonprofit university that serves more than 30,000 working adult learners, educators, and members of the military community, today announced the launch of a ...
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May 10, 2022
Meb Keflezighi to Deliver Keynote Address at National University Commencement
Phenomenal distance runner with inspirational story of perseverance to speak at May 13 Petco Park ceremony San Diego, CA – May 10, 2022 – Boston and New York Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi – who competed for the United States in four separate Olympics – will deliver the keynote address at the May 13 Commencement Ceremony ...
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May 4, 2022
Quicker and Less Expensive Path to Degrees and Career Advancement for Nurses Opened Up by Partnership between National University and Palomar College
SAN DIEGO (May 4, 2022) – National University and Palomar College have partnered to create a new path for nursing students and professional nurses to more quickly earn advanced nursing degrees, save money on their education costs, and position themselves for better career opportunities after graduation. “At National University, our mission is to provide workforce-relevant ...
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May 3, 2022
National University Receives $200,000 Grant for NU Scholars Program
The Conrad Prebys Foundation funds NU scholarships for adult learners who have demonstrated perseverance in seeking their degrees while making positive contributions to the community. SAN DIEGO (May 3, 2022) – The nonprofit National University (NU), which has a 50-year track record of educating adult learners, mostly Veterans and nontraditional students, has received a $200,000 ...
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April 1, 2022
National University Partners with the Carlsbad 5000 to Raise Awareness of the Value of Achieving Personal and Academic Goals
The Carlsbad 5000, known as the “World’s Fastest 5K,” encourages participants to achieve their personal bests, just as the San Diego-based private nonprofit university supports adult learners to achieve education and career goals; 2022 Carlsbad 5000 presented by National University returns for 36th edition the weekend of May 21-22 CARLSBAD, CA ‐ April 1, 2022 ...
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March 3, 2022
Amazon Taps Adult-Serving Non-Profit National University to Help Upskill U.S. Employees
National University selected as a national education provider for Amazon’s Career Choice program, making tuition-free education available to Amazon’s 750,000 hourly employees SAN DIEGO (March 3, 2022) – National University (NU), the flagship institution of the National University System, which comprises three universities serving more than 45,000 students, has been selected by Amazon to serve ...
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March 2, 2022
Helping Student Veterans Access and Complete College Can Change the Odds for Generations
By Iyana Cones As published in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education My great-grandfather Lloyd Newton Ellis Sr. made himself into an American success story. He served his nation honorably for 30 years — through three wars — in the U.S. Navy. He started out in World War II as a stewardsman, one of the few ...
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February 15, 2022
National University Teacher Award selects Knoxville educator Melody Hawkins as nation’s top inspiring teacher
National University Teacher Award selects Knoxville educator Melody Hawkins as nation’s top inspiring teacher Hawkins will receive a $50,000 cash prize and full scholarship to get her doctorate at National University. SAN DIEGO—Feb. 15, 2022— In recognition of inspirational teaching nationwide, Melody Hawkins has been named National University’s Teacher of the Year. Ms. Hawkins, who ...
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February 9, 2022
National University’s Social and Emotional Harmony Program Partners with Special Olympics to Mentor Youth Leaders
San Diego, California – February 9, 2022 – Harmony SEL and Inspire Teaching & Learning, affiliate programs of the National University System, have partnered on an initiative to develop youth leadership with Special Olympics Incorporated (SOI). SOI is the global movement that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power of inclusion through sport, leadership ...
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January 6, 2022
Community college transfer is broken. How do we fix it?
As published in Community College Daily Community college transfer has long been viewed as one of the best tools for improving postsecondary attainment in the United States. But despite its potential, the promise of transfer articulation remains largely unfulfilled — and increasingly threatened by the financial and economic fallout of the pandemic. Recent data on ...
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December 29, 2021
How COVID is Helping Higher Ed Find Technology’s Goldilocks Scenario
By Dr. Gangaram Singh and Dr. Tyra Gross As published in Fierce Education Over the past twenty months, higher education faculty and students have gotten used to the ubiquitous nature of technology in learning. Now, colleges and universities begin the slow return to a new normal as they face a more complicated question of when ...
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November 30, 2021
Hybrid skills are ascendant in the post-pandemic talent economy
We now face a tight labor market with fewer resources to pull from when it comes to human capital. As published in Chief Learning Officer In the United States right now, there are more than 10 million jobs for the fewer than 8.4 million workers who are unemployed, according to a September 2021 report from ...
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November 22, 2021
Q&A with Dr. Thomas Stewart: How One Adult-Serving University Leader Tackles DE&I Through Lived Experience—and A Board Level Commitment
As published in Forbes Growing up as a young man in Washington, D.C., Tom Stewart was separated from his parents, spent time in foster care and joined the military to escape his troubled community. But military service and higher education helped him transcend the cycle of poverty and build a better life. Today, as a ...
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November 17, 2021
National University Teacher Award Announces Top Inspiring Teachers Across Nation
Five regional awardees recognized in surprise Zoom announcement; receive $10,000 awards, full scholarship for Master’s in SEL at NU and are eligible for $50,000 national prize. SAN DIEGO—November 17, 2021—In recognition of inspirational teaching nationwide, the National University Teacher Award has identified the top inspiring teacher from five regions across the nation. The awards were ...
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November 17, 2021
Improving Higher Education by Serving New Audiences
Q&A with Thomas Stewart, Vice Chancellor for Social Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, National University System As published in The evolllution As higher education begins to enter a new era, there are some changes that are needed to move forward. Adult learners are looking to institutions to help keep them relevant in the workforce, and ...
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October 20, 2021
Southern California Nonprofit University Joins Nationwide Effort to Build Pipeline of Equity-Focused K-12 School Principals
As part of an $8.2 million grant, Fresno Unified School District and National University’s Sanford College of Education join an effort to develop equity-driven school leaders La Jolla, CA – October 20, 2021 – National University, a nonprofit university with a 50-year history of serving working adults and home to one of the largest schools ...
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October 11, 2021
National University Taps Workforce Champion to Lead College of Law and Public Service
Dr. Eric Roe brings expertise in building partnerships and creating workforce-relevant programs to the Southern California nonprofit university that focuses on adult learners LA JOLLA, CALIF. (October 11, 2021) — National University, a nonprofit institution with a 50-year history of serving working adult learners, educators, and Veterans, today announced the appointment of Ph.D. Eric Roe ...
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October 4, 2021
National University Redesignated as National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
The nonprofit university is one of only six four-year institutions in California to receive the prestigious designation from the National Security Agency La Jolla, CA – October 4, 2021 – With October being cybersecurity awareness month nationwide, National University is proud to announce that the U.S. National Security Agency has extended the University’s designation as ...
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