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Warrior-Scholar Project Smooths Transition

Veterans at three college campuses just finished a weeklong academic boot camp. The programs in Michigan, Texas and Massachusetts were the last of more than a dozen that took place this summer. At the Warrior Scholar Project, classes start at 8 a.m. on the campus of Amherst College for highly trained soldiers, sailors and Marines […]

Internships Provide Professional Experience

Patricia Reily has excellent timing when it comes to helping Cal State San Marcos student veterans. For Jason Sneddon, it was chatting with Reily at an Operation Connect event. For Ankit Panchal, it was simply waking up from a nap at the right moment. In both cases, chance meetings with Reily led to internships through […]

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Veterans Fill Teaching Gap in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As a new school year starts, Colorado is facing a critical shortage of teachers and the problem is only getting worse. But some former soldiers are helping fill some of the shortfall. Specialist 4 Sean Gallup is getting out of the Army to do something he’s always wanted to do: Become […]

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Federal Program Opens Path to Technology Industry

Plunging his hand into an opened computer chassis, Vichon Ward sorted through a mess of colorful cables, fans and motherboards. The 28-year-old served eight years as a mechanic in the Air Force, repairing massive jet engines at military bases around the world — but before starting a tech training course here last month, he had […]

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Texas A&M Joins Program to Ease Transitions

Texas A&M has joined a growing roster of universities taking part in a nonprofit’s mission to ease the transition for U.S. veterans moving from the military to college. The Warrior-Scholar Project helps enlisted service members develop the necessary skills to complete a four-year university program. The main areas of focus include academic writing and reading, […]

Navy Veteran: Online Program Best of Both Worlds

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Chase Kelly, a United States Navy veteran and graduating senior in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), thought attending Penn State World Campus meant that although he’d have the flexibility of an online education, he’d be missing out on the social interactions of a resident program. But as he […]

Denver University Hosts Veterans in Higher Education Summit

“Working together to serve Colorado veterans.” That was the message last Friday on the University of Denver campus as it played host to the seventh annual Veterans in Higher Education Summit. The event was organized by the Colorado Advisory Council on Military Education (CO-ACME), which represents local educators and military members committed to providing the […]

Virginia Initiates Effort to Smooth Transition After Service

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the Senate Military Families Caucus, and the Virginia Department of Veterans Services yesterday announced an effort to reach out to transitioning servicemembers to thank them for their service and help inform them of the resources available to them as […]

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More Veterans Jumping into Real Estate Careers

U.S. veterans are taking advantage of the CCIM Veterans in Real Estate Program offered by CCIM Institute in a partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Through the program, veterans can fund their education toward earning the CCIM commercial real estate designation through the GI Bill. “This was the most comprehensive pathway I found […]

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Cornell Offers Program for Incoming Veterans

Last week, military veterans traveled to Cornell for a rigorous one-week academic program to help them prepare for their undergraduate education. The program, hosted by the Warrior-Scholar Project, aids veterans in obtaining four-year degree while acknowledging the emotional and cultural transitions that may be necessary for them to adjust to higher education, according to a […]

Veteran, Over Age for Dorm, Scrambles for Housing

BELMONT (KRON) — An army veteran awarded a Purple Heart is now pursuing higher education back home in the Bay Area. The problem is, the college he has been accepted to attend denied housing to him, along with other veterans, only a month before school starts. Combat veteran Ivan Zamora is working toward a bachelor’s […]

Veteran Headed to Yale

Miramar College graduate, immigrant and Marine veteran Summer Lee never dreamed of attending an Ivy League school while growing up, but she’s heading to Yale on a full scholarship later this year. “I’m very excited,” she said in a phone conversation while on a road trip. “I was just in New Haven a few days […]

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