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Pell Grant Limits Increase While Student Loan Interest Rates Decrease This July

There is good news for college students using federal financial aid this year: Pell Grant maximums will increase as, for the first time in three years, student loan interest rates will decrease. Pell Grants The maximum amount for Federal Pell Grants issued between July 1, 2019, and June 1, 2020, will rise to $6,195, an increase of […]

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KU Lands Grant to Develop Eating Disorder Screening Tool For Military, VA

LAWRENCE — When one thinks of the military, images of elite, highly fit soldiers often come to mind. Conversely, talk of eating disorders generally steers toward undernourished individuals, often young women. However, data has shown that the prevalence of eating disorders in the military is roughly the same as in general society, and two University […]

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Congressman Seeks Gender Diversity Reports From Coast Guard

Following the release of a study looking at the retention of women in the Coast Guard, Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire has introduced legislation that would require the Coast Guard to provide regular reports to Congress on its efforts to increase gender diversity. The Coast Guard hired the RAND Corp. last year to […]

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A Cultural Shift is Helping Keep Talented Mothers in The Navy

Lt. Cmdr. Karen Sankes-Ritland never imagined life outside the military. Her father was a Marine. Her husband is an explosive ordnance disposal officer. She’s a Naval Academy graduate. But more than a decade into her career, the strains of family life and a dual-military household were taking a toll. Her father had recently died, her third child […]

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Tuskegee to Commission 14 During Joint ROTC Commissioning Ceremony on May 10

During Tuskegee University’s Joint ROTC Commissioning Ceremony on Friday, May 10, 14 graduates from the Class of 2019 will receive their military commissions — five from the Air Force ROTC, seven from the Army ROTC, and two from the Navy ROTC. The ceremony is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. in the University Chapel. All […]

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Kansas Military School Moves to Keep Property From Founder

Nearly seven months before publicly announcing its plans to close, an embattled Kansas military school amended its incorporation document to remove the Episcopalian church that founded it from getting the property once the school shuts down. The revelation came when the document, signed by the school’s president last year and filed with the Kansas secretary […]

Clovis Students Who Chose Military Service Over College Honored at Annual Dinner

Clovis Unified students going on to join the armed forces after graduation were celebrated Wednesday. The third annual Patriot’s Dinner took place at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District to honor the seniors who have either enlisted to serve, are enrolled in ROTC programs or military academies. Read More

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What Do Military Service Members Think About Diversity — Especially Gender Diversity — in Their Ranks?

Following a Supreme Court decision in January, the Pentagon confirmed April 15 that it would effectively ban transgender people from attending the U.S. Naval Academy and other service academies starting in the fall of 2020. We wanted to examine what Naval Academy midshipmen think about diversity in general and about gender nonconformity in particular. Read More

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Combat Veteran Turned Paralympian to Address SUU’s Graduating Class of 2019

Patriot and American war hero, three-time world champion paratriathlete and Paralympic medalist Melissa Stockwell will be the keynote speaker at Southern Utah University’s 120th annual commencement ceremony Friday. “We’re honored at the opportunity to have a military veteran and paratriathlete share her story at this year’s graduation,” Mindy Benson, vice president of alumni and community relations, said […]

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DoD Officials Make Case for Keeping the Draft, Women Included

The Selective Service System is an “inexpensive insurance policy” against a national emergency and should be modified to include women, a senior Defense Department official implied Wednesday during a hearing on the future of draft registration in the U.S. Asked whether requiring women to register for a potential draft would “result in a more lethal […]

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Camden Military Academy Celebrates 60 Years

Camden Military Academy (CMA), the official military academy of South Carolina, will celebrate a huge milestone this spring: 60 years of operation. Last fall marked the 60th school-year registration at CMA, and 2019 seniors will march across the stage in May for the 60th presentation of diplomas. While CMA’s roots extend back to 1892, the […]

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Former West Point Superintendent Won’t Be USC’s Next President

After a seven-month search, a week of interviews with four finalists and a day of protests, the University of South Carolina board of trustees voted Friday to continue searching for a president to succeed Harris Pastides. The board named Brendan Kelly, the chancellor at USC Upstate, as interim president. He will take on the new […]

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