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Military Kids and College Fairness: The Playing Field Isn’t Level for the Sons and Daughters of Service Members

Military children make countless sacrifices during their high school years. Most spring from the fact that the military lifestyle requires frequent moves for most of us who serve; as a result, our children attend as many as four high schools in four years. This directly impacts their ability to stay competitive for admission to our […]

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Fisk University Opens Extended Clarksville-Site to Benefit Military Members, Veterans

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Fisk University and the Office of Veterans Affairs have partnered to bring higher education programs to Clarksville that benefit military members, veterans, and their families. Fisk University will open an extended campus site in Clarksville at the Emmanual Family Life Center, located at 303 Fairview Lane, and will offer four programs: […]

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Marines and Sailors Could Soon Get College Credit for Military Education

Sailors and Marines could soon be eligible for real-world college credit for all that classroom time they put into career training and professional military education. Navy leaders are pushing to stand up the new Naval Community College by 2021. The school will offer Marines and sailors free associate’s degrees and college credits that are easily […]

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Ex-Professor: Military Service Deemed Incompatible With UNH Campus Culture

CONCORD — A former University of New Hampshire professor whose contract was not renewed last year claims he has been denied employment at the university because of his prior military service, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. In January 2018, the contracts of 18 lecturers in the UNH College of Liberal Arts were […]

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Advocates Push for More LGBTQIA Inclusion in National Security

Increasingly, activist groups are promoting the need to increase LGBTQIA workers in national security. Greater LGBTQIA representation, they explain, would both better reflect the country’s population and ensure highly trained workers are afforded the same opportunities regardless of gender identity or sexuality. “We must ensure that our national security professionals need not choose between their […]

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ETSU Launching Free Entrepreneurship Program for Veterans

Following World War II, the U.S. witnessed a surge in businesses started by veterans, and today, veteran entrepreneurship continues to impact the American economy. Veterans are uniquely positioned to excel in business ownership and encouraged to apply for a free entrepreneurship training program aimed at developing business ideas and refining early-stage businesses. STRIVE: Startup Training […]

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How Veterans Can Start a Health Care Career — Even Without a Military Medical Background

Lorinda Stahley’s job as an emergency room nurse in Florida is a far cry from her old military specialty, directing helicopters and keeping meticulous records from her vantage point in the flight tower as an air traffic controller. At least — it used to be. But when she arrived at the AdventHealth Orlando hospital in […]

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Ex-Professor Sues UNH, Claims Veteran Status Led to Termination

CONCORD — A former University of New Hampshire professor is suing several university administrators, along with the institution, for allegedly not renewing his contract allegedly due to his veteran status last year. Nathan Webster, 51, of Stratham, filed a federal civil lawsuit Sept. 30 accusing UNH of violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights […]

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$6 Million Military Grant Seeks to Help Those With Spinal Cord Injuries Through ‘Intelligent’ Interface

A $6.3 million federal grant will be given to researchers who are looking to help people with spinal cord injuries. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is giving the money for a project that involves Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Intel and Micro-Leads Medical. “This is truly a transformational effort that has the potential […]

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USM Wants to Build a New $2.4 Million Center for Military Students and Veterans

When the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families opened in October 2014, it served less than 600 students. Five years later, with more than 1,700 students with military ties, the center has outgrown its original facility in a renovated house on the university’s west end. The university on Friday […]

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Military Trains Students for School and Army

By the time the clock hits 5:45 a.m., John Arrieta, accounting senior, is up and moving. Forming up for physical training, held in the early hours of the morning three times a week outside the Tulane University gymnasium, Arrieta prepares for the various workouts that the training brings. Arrieta is a member of the Orleans […]

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Navy Ends Instructor-Led ‘Afloat’ College Program

On Sept. 30, 2019, the Navy ended its decades-old NCPACE program, which provided classroom-based college courses to sailors and Marines at sea. The Program for Afloat College Education, or PACE as it was known then, began in 1974 as classroom instruction in basic college courses, usually taught by a civilian instructor. Through the years, the […]

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