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Most of Transfers Princeton’s Taking Are from Military

Princeton University has offered admission to 13 transfer students for entry in fall 2018, the first transfer admissions since the University reinstated its transfer program. The renewed program is aimed at especially encouraging applicants from low-income, military or community college backgrounds. The University received 1,429 applications for the transfer program, which looked to enroll a small […]

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Pitching Service

As many of you know I served in the armed forces for nearly a decade of my life. As a veteran, I often find myself “pitching” military service to friends, family and new people I meet throughout the course of random discussion. Read More

Class Prepares Students to Work With Military Families

We are often quick to thank military personnel for their service, but do we really offer the necessary support for them and their families? What unique challenges do they face and how can we prepare students to serve those issues? How can Arizona State University as a whole better support the military community? These questions […]

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Breaking Ground in Her Family: Accepted at 4 Academies

When she was in middle school, Brooke Bailey wanted to be like the cool girls. She would go to Virginia Tech and join a sorority, she would tell her parents. “Are you sure you don’t want to look at the Naval Academy?” her father, U.S. Navy Capt. William J. Bailey Jr., would ask her. Read […]

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62-Year-Old Retired Marine Graduates from Radford

RADFORD — Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va, spoke from the podium on Moffett Lawn to nearly 1,900 Radford University graduates and their family and friends at the school’s commencement ceremony Saturday. “The youngest graduate is 19 and the oldest graduate receiving a degree today is 62 years old,” Kaine said. “A round of applause for that […]

Massachusetts Senate Approves “Brave Act” Benefits for Active Military, Veterans

(Boston, Mass.) – The Massachusetts State Senate on Thursday unanimously passed “The Brave Act” – new legislation that will expand benefits and increase access to a range of services for veterans, active-duty military and their families, Senator Mike Rush (D-West Roxbury) announced. Read More

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El Paso Campus Increases Resources for Military Students

The University of Texas at El Paso says its counseling program is in high demand due to an increase in military students. Priscilla Tremenheere is the assistant director for the Military Student Success Center. She says the number of UTEP military students doubled from around 1,500 in 2015 to around 3,000 in 2018. Read More

Colorado Acts to Award Credits for Military Training

DENVER – The Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) took action on Friday, May 4, to significantly expand the commission policy on prior learning assessment, which allows students to earn college credit for expertise outside the classroom. With the changes, military and veteran students can now be awarded credit for military courses, occupations and assessments […]

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College Gives Posthumous Degree to Black Vet Denied Admission

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The University of Southern Mississippi will award a posthumous honorary degree to a black U.S. Army veteran who was rejected when he tried to integrate the school decades ago. Clyde Kennard applied several times between 1955 and 1959 to what was then called Mississippi Southern College. His applications were blocked by state, […]

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Families First

Recently, a coalition of military associations came out against legislation supported by the Trump administration, that would give greater school-choice options to military service members and their children. Their letter to lawmakers, sadly, puts the concerns of school district bureaucracies above the clear needs and preferences of military families. Read More

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3 Lessons Military Students Teach

When people think of college students, they generally think of recent high school graduates whose move from home to a freshman dorm or apartment is a quick and easy transition. However, not all college students fall into this category. College students range in both their ages and backgrounds: some come from out of state, some […]

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Pacific Fleet Association Awards Scholarships

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) – The Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association awarded $100,000 in scholarships to 22 awardees from Hawaii-area submariners and their families during an award ceremony hosted by the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, April 28. Read More

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