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Missouri State Unveils Veteran’s Center

On the third floor of Carrington Hall, there used to be a little hole-in-the-wall lounge for student veterans. Now, the Office of Veteran Student Services has moved to Meyer library and has been renamed the Oldham Family Veteran Student Center. The new location is a total of 2,500 square feet and contains four offices, a […]

University to Research Veterans at Cemetery

STURGIS, S.D. — A nearly $74,000 contract has been awarded to a South Dakota university to research stories of veterans buried at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Staff and students at Black Hills State University will research the veterans’ history and the circumstances of their service, the Black Hills Pioneer reported. Thousands of people are […]

Groups to Receive $350k to Help Veterans

BOSTON — Four Massachusetts organizations that provide legal assistance to veterans will receive $350,000 in grant funding. Attorney General Maura Healey says her office will award two-year grants to fund legal help for veterans seeking services such as health benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system, housing and education assistance, discharge status upgrades […]

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Wounded Warrior Gives Back to Community

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — John Jacobson comes from a family of sailors. Both of his older brothers joined the Navy, so when he graduated high school, it seemed like a natural choice. “My first ship was the USS Mississippi, a nuclear-powered cruiser out of Norfolk, Virginia,” John said. His career led him […]

Texas Panel Holds Veterans, Other Education Bill

Texas lawmakers put five bills on hold, including one that would prevent colleges and universities from penalizing veterans and families if Veteran Affairs funds are delayed. On Wednesday, the House Higher Education Committee marked House bill 846, authored by Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, as pending. He filed the bill in January. Read More

College Offers Grant for Tuition Aid for Veterans

Central Baptist College will offer a tuition discount for retirees and veterans of the armed forces through a Veteran Education Grant. “All veterans, active duty, guard or reserve members of the military that are receiving service-related benefits are eligible for the tuition discount,” CBC officials said in a news release. “The discount will waive the […]

Community College Opening Veterans Center

Although Chuck Pierce has retired as its director, the Glendale Community College Veteran Services Center is still operating on the college campus. In fact, veterans now have a new service center on campus that will be dedicated 9 a.m. March 24. GCC is ranked eighth in the nation among veteran-friendly two-year colleges. The GCC veteran […]

Tennessee Governor Pushes Jobs at Veteran Education Academy

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Veterans are a “competitive advantage” to Tennessee, Gov. Bill Haslam said Wednesday morning after speaking at the state’s second statewide Veteran Education Academy at MTSU. “Our veterans aren’t just people we need to support, but they are a competitive advantage to us when we compete in the job market,” Haslam said to […]

Prince Georges, Md., Veterans Share Experiences

Concerned active-duty military members, retired veterans, spouses and caregivers attended a recent Veterans Lives Matter open forum at the Prince George’s County Community College Feb. 23. Hosted by the Veterans Upward Bound program, a panel comprised of former and retired military members discussed various topics facing veterans including domestic violence, homelessness, education and entrepreneurship. Read […]

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Dependents Will Receive Scholarships and Loans

Dependents of veterans will receive college scholarships and student loan from several veteran organizations. These scholarship programs extend free college education amounting to thousands of dollars. One program gave student writers college scholarships as rewards for an Essay writing competition. Students in their senior year in high school could join a writing competition. The topic […]

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Tennessee Bill Will Aid Veterans’ Education

Legislation that will make it easier for veterans to determine how their military training can count as credit in Tennessee’s colleges and universities was approved by the Tennessee Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 1232, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville), also grants in-state tuition to anyone currently living in Tennessee who is using […]

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Simpson U. Expands Services to Veterans

Simpson University, which opened a one-stop center geared toward veterans in November, is expanding its services to veterans, including a new work study program and an honor society chapter. The university also will host a visitation day March 17 for student veterans from College of the Siskiyous and Shasta, Butte, American River, Lassen and Yuba […]

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