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They served their country. Why aren’t elite colleges serving them better?

PRINCETON, N.J. — The ink starts at Sam Fendler’s left wrist and winds up his arm, a tableau of his life before college that begins with a block of text: “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” At the top of the […]

Thousands of Tennessee veterans haven’t received GI Bill benefits for months. Here’s why.

Staff Sgt. Robert Baker was so stressed about money that he made a “spur of the moment decision” and dropped out of all his classes. It was already October and he hadn’t received his GI Bill benefits for the start of his fall semester at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. The 30-year-old communications major […]

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GMC Prep art student put a face to sacrifice, patriotism on display

The show, “Portraits of Courage: The Veterans at the Georgia War Veterans Home,” is the result of GMC senior visual art students, and a select few of gifted underclassman, conducting interviews with veterans home residents about their personal lives and military service. They took information gleaned from the veterans and used it to create portraits […]

Local businessman creates scholarship for veterans at South Plains College

There is one subject that all Americans agree without argument – the love and support of the United States military and its servicemen and women. If not for their bravery and sacrifice, life in this country would be chaos. Local businessman Bill Cohen, owner/operator of McDonald’s of Levelland, has made it possible to honor servicemen […]

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Saint Joseph’s College remembers veteran chaplain, Father Clement Falter

Saint Joseph’s College posted the following message online on Monday, Nov. 12, for Veterans Day, “in memory of all our veterans today:” In honor of all those who have served in support of our Country on this day of remembrance, Saint Joseph’s College would like to share the story of one of our fallen and […]

Program aims to help veterans find work in tech fields

CHICAGO — Growing up in Chicago, a smart kid who studied only enough in school to get by, Frederick Davis turned to the military — the Navy, in fact — to “get me on track” in life. As it turned out, despite thinking of himself as “mechanically inclined,” Davis possessed a technical aptitude which moved […]

Crosby: Fermilab program aims to help veterans find work in tech fields while offsetting wave of retirements

College of Medicine holds panel on veteran health, military medicine

Former active duty army medics and current medical students participated in an engaging conversation about veteran health during the first Veterans Health Forum at Drexel University College of Medicine Nov. 14, as part of the university’s Veterans Appreciation Month. The panelists explored and analyzed the differences between civilian and military medicine, how civilian doctors should […]

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Fordham writing workshop helps vets communicate

Some stories are first-hand accounts of the horrors of war; others explore life away from the battlefield, sometimes in offbeat and surprising ways. The writers are most often combat veterans. The stories for each 10-week session are published in print paperbacks. David Surface, founder and instructor of the Veterans Writing Workshop, started the program in 2010. Three […]

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Clemson officials welcome new Student Veteran Center

CLEMSON — A new, expanded space dedicated to Clemson University’s student veteran population officially has a new home in Vickery Hall. A ribbon-cutting event is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday in room 108 and will feature remarks from President James P. Clements along with Student Affairs staff. Previously, the Student Veteran Center was a much smaller […]

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Many disabled veterans eligible for student loan forgiveness are still paying

The U.S. Department of Education continues to seek repayment on more than $1 billion in federal student loans from tens of thousands of severely disabled veterans who have been deemed unable to work and are eligible for student loan forgiveness. The news comes out of a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Veterans Education […]

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Southern New Hampshire University Partners with Walgreens on Veterans’ Education

Southern New Hampshire University is partnering with Walgreens to expand higher education for veterans. SNHU and Walgreens will work together to help up to 5,000 U.S. veterans who work at Walgreens earn discounted masters or bachelor’s degrees from the school. David Coyner is Vice President of Sales for SNHU Workforce Partnerships. He says Walgreens approached […]

Veterans to get some extra perks at local community colleges

Two grants will allow the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District to expand services and outreach to the schools’ nearly 1,700 veterans and their dependents. Both Grossmont and Cuyamaca have each secured $200,000 in state grants from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to help vets. In addition, both colleges have plans in place to nearly triple […]

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