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W.G.U. Wants to Double Enrollment

Seven years after it created an affiliate in this state, an online, competency-based national university started by a group of western governors is getting its largest share of enrollment from Washington. Western Governors University has enrolled more than 11,000 Washington students this academic year, and graduated its largest class of residents of this state — […]

Military Spouse, Online Student Graduates

When Melanie Wood started taking classes at a community college right out of high school, she thought it would be a good opportunity to get the basics out of the way. Not knowing which direction she wanted to go, however, Wood eventually dropped out of school, got married and started her family. Her husband joined […]

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How a Military Air Controller Built One Of America’s Best Companies

You don’t become a billionaire and titan of industry by going with the flow. Those who dream big often have to do it alone. It’s not that the world is against them, it’s the fact that their visions are so grand the world can’t wrap its collective head around what they’re doing until it’s accomplished. […]

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A Different Country

Serving in the armed forces has its share of burdens, from frequent moves to extended time away. The military does, however, does give you a different perspective on America and what being American means. I recently enjoyed four weeks off following a six-month deployment to Afghanistan (my fourth)—time off being relative, of course. I was only home […]

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“Chemistry Platoon” Helps Students Succeed in Sciences

When Scott Daly entered college after serving in the military, he wanted to take an introductory chemistry class. His academic advisor tried to dissuade him. “Why don’t you take general education classes instead,” Daly recalls the advisor telling him. “You want to stay awWGay from (science) classes. They are harder.” Read More

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Military Spouse Day

Each May we memorialize the men and women who sacrifice their lives defending our freedom. Often forgotten are military spouses who maintain households and raise children. On May 23, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the first proclamation declaring Military Spouse Day. Now celebrated the Friday before Mother’s Day, National Spouse Day recognizes the husbands and […]

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Congress Wants Review of Children Abused on Bases

Congress has asked its watchdog agency to investigate the Pentagon’s handling of child-on-child sex assaults on U.S. military bases following reporting by The Associated Press that detailed how failures of justice leave victims with little support and offenders little consequence. The AP’s investigation , which documented nearly 700 cases worldwide over 10 years, has prompted […]

Debate Expected on Vouchers for Military Families

The bill would allow military families to receive funding from federal impact aid to create education savings accounts that they could use to pay for private school tuition, preschool or even college. There’s a political battle brewing on Capitol Hill over a proposal to allow military families to use a portion of federal aid awarded […]

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10 of Med School’s Grads Sworn-In to Service

Campbell University’s School of Medicine students who will serve in the United States Air Force, Army and Navy took the oath of office during today’s commissioning ceremony. A total of 10 graduating students received promotions; the Army and Air Force graduates were promoted to the rank of captain while the Navy graduates were promoted to […]

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Swatch Donates Equipment to Veteran Watchmakers

A dream built on donations received its largest gift to date that’s catapulted Delaware’s Veterans Watchmaker Initiative (VWI) into a new realm. “It overnight became a world-class school.” Sam Cannan’s grin from ear to ear showed his gratitude when words failed him. His Veterans Watchmaker Initiative (VWI) that started up officially last fall after years […]

Connecticut Extends Benefits to “Less Than Honorable”

HARTFORD — The General Assembly approved a bill Tuesday night that would allow veterans given other than honorable discharges for mental-health reasons, to become eligible for health services and educational support from which they are currently prohibited. More than 800 veterans now could be eligible for state benefits, according to the Connecticut Chapter of Iraq […]

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Grad Student Union Urges STEM Boycott of U.S. Military

A graduate student union is demanding that STEM workers “refuse employment” in the military, and that 90 percent of all military spending be reallocated to “social justice” efforts. The Graduate Employee Organization (GEO) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign formally endorsed the STEM Strikes the War Machine campaign in a press release Friday, encouraging […]

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