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- August 24, 2022
National University Appoints Meg O’Grady to Lead Military Affairs
O’Grady further strengthens NU’s 50-year history as a leading nonprofit educator to the global U.S. military community SAN DIEGO, CA (AUGUST 24, 2022) — National University, the Veteran-founded nonprofit university that serves more than 30,000 working adult learners, educators, and members of the military community, has tapped Meg O’Grady – a foremost expert leading outreach programs engaging ...
- August 11, 2022
National University Recognizes 2022 City of San Diego/National University Professional Development Scholarship Award Winners
San Diego, CA (August 11, 2022) – National University (NU) has the distinct pleasure of recognizing the following employees of the City of San Diego; Sarema Valenzuela, Joseph Coratti, and David Martinez as recipients of the 2022 City of San Diego/ National University Professional Development Scholarship. This award celebrates the extraordinary achievements hard work and ...
- August 11, 2022
National University Taps Dr. Mark David Milliron as its Next Leader
Veteran-founded, nonprofit higher-education innovator appoints national leader in student success, emerging technology, and education equity as its next president and CEO. San Diego, CA – August 11, 2022 — After an extensive national search, the board of National University (NU) has selected Dr. Mark David Milliron to serve as its next president and CEO, beginning ...
- August 3, 2022
National University’s Artificial Intelligence Program to Commence Summer 2022
National Science Foundation’s $20 million grant, in partnership with other prominent colleges, funds the new specialization for Master of Science, Data Science in Artificial Intelligence & Optimization San Diego, CA – August 3, 2022 – National University, as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored initiative, launches a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialization for ...
- July 26, 2022
National University Launches “Supporting the Whole You” Brand Campaign to Enhance Student Outcomes
National University’s first-ever nationwide campaign highlights holistic approach to student well-being. SAN DIEGO (JULY 25, 2022) — National University, a Veteran-founded nonprofit university that serves more than 30,000 working adult learners, educators, and members of the military community, announced the launch of its nationwide campaign. The student-centric, “whole human education” approach is part of a ...
- July 25, 2022
National University Receives $4 Million Grant from Health Resources and Services Administration
National University Nurse Managed Clinic awarded HRSA grant to expand mobile health delivery to underserved communities. San Diego, CA – July 25, 2022 – National University, a nonprofit university dedicated to serving adult learners, has been awarded a 4-year $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Resources and ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- September 27, 2021
New Coaching Initiative at National University Lifts Student Success for Working Adult and Online Learners
In collaboration with national nonprofit InsideTrack, National University scales support for academically at-risk students through virtual success coaching LA JOLLA, CALIF. (September 27, 2021) — National University, a private nonprofit university that serves more than 30,000 working adult learners, online students, educators, and members of the military community, today announced initial results from a pilot ...