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Report: Graduation Rates Under GI Bill Are Poor

Colleges and universities often benefit from GI Bill funding that supports the enrollment of military veterans, but many of those veterans do not graduate from these educational institutions with degrees, according to The Hechinger Report. An average of only 15% of full-time student veterans receiving benefits from GI Bill funding graduated from community colleges with […]

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Arkansas Will Aid 2-Year Students

Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s (R) officially signed the ArFuture grant into law March 2 and will provide students at an Arkansas community college or technical college with two paid years of tuition and fees, which may increase the number of UA transfer students, especially those involved in these technology fields, Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz said. The grant […]

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VFW Offers Grant for Student Veterans’ Project

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. hopes to educate communities about mental health with the VFW-SVA Mental Health Stand-To Grant, part of the VFW’s commitment to the Student Veterans of America. “The VFW is leading from the front in the effort to change the national dialogue on mental health, […]

White Star Mother Raises Suicide Awareness

LEWISTON (WGME) — White Star Mother Linda Lajoie, who lost her son, an Afghanistan veteran, to suicide, was on the University of Southern Maine Lewiston campus Monday, creating awareness about the problem. 22 silhouettes were placed in the lobby of the campus. Each one bears the name of a Maine veteran who has fallen victim […]

Texas Veteran Wins Prestigious Scholarship

CANYON, TX (KFDA) – A West Texas A and M student is making history, as he receives one of the most prestigious scholarships in the country. Jonathan Espinoza was the first person at WT to receive this scholarship. And he has quite the story to tell about how he got it. Espinoza was born in […]

Veteran Lands NASA Internship

KILLEEN — An accounting student at Texas A&M-Central Texas will be working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as an intern. Army veteran Tsui Cheung, 37, will be attending the summer-long internship in Houston. “The chance to work for NASA will give me a competitive edge after graduation,” Cheung said, “and the chance to […]

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National Guard Center Trains Gas Foremen

Four North Carolina Army National Guardsmen graduated from the Gas Distribution Foreman Veteran Training program, an initiative of the North Carolina National Guard Education and Employment Center (NCNG EEC), Friday, March 19, 2017, at Fayetteville Technical Community College. “Students are not paid while in the 10-week program, but prior to starting, they sign a contract […]

URI, Navy Partner to Help Small Businesses

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island and the U.S. Navy are working together to help small businesses grow, conduct research and commercialize their technology. URI’s Business Engagement Center and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport formalized their partnership April 13. Each entity has been working with local businesses separately. Katharine Hazard Flynn, […]

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College Receives $2M to Aid Veterans

Saddleback College was awarded $2 million from the California Department of Finance for the college’s Higher Education program, the Veteran Articulation Track initiative. This award will aid in innovation of the school’s ability to help students complete their degrees in a timely manner, as well as make college more affordable. With many veterans learning technical […]

Military Academy Dating to 1880 Will Close

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri military academy and college that dates to 1880 and includes federal lawmakers, business titans and a famous zoologist among its alumni will fold at the end of next month, given waning enrollment, rising costs and an aging campus. Wentworth Military Academy and College’s two top administrators announced the closure […]

Hospitality School Approved to Train Veterans

LAS VEGAS, April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — TISOH announced that it has been approved to train veterans under GI Bill benefits. The approval to train veteran affairs education beneficiaries applies to all classroom programs offered by the institution. The approval to train veterans is a rigorous process that requires compliance with established standards and under […]

ROTC Expels Cadet Over Sex Claim

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa State University’s military training program has expelled a promising cadet, accusing him of falsely claiming that he was sexually assaulted during an altercation that left him hospitalized. The cadet testified that during a July 4 bonfire near his family’s lake house in Nebraska, a 19-year-old acquaintance rubbed the cadet’s genitals […]

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