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Who Gets Pell Grants and Why It Matters

The Pell Grant program provides federal financial aid for low-income college students across the country. The program is a vital resource to students in pursuit of higher education. Investments in the program need to be protected, not cut, to ensure that low-income students continue to have a pathway through college and into the middle class. […]

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College Gives Degrees to 6 in Family, 5 Posthumously

BOSTON — A Boston college is presenting honorary bachelor’s degrees to six members of a New Hampshire family, five of them posthumously. Wentworth Institute of Technology said the members of the Downing family graduated with two-year degrees between 1914 and 1965. The surviving Wentworth graduate from the family is 72-year-old Jonathan Downing, from the Class […]

Warrior’s Heart Project Helps Veterans Adapt

More than four decades after serving in Vietnam, Perry Famularo still feels the sting of being rejected by other Americans after returning from the controversial war. “Civilians were really mean to us,” said Famularo, who served in the Marine Corps from 1970 to 1974. “They thought we were all crazy, wild maniacs. … It wasn’t, […]

Penn State Enhances Services for Veterans

University Park, Centre County, Pa. – Penn State is trying to become the best university in the country when it comes to supporting veterans. Scholarship opportunities are expanding, thanks to the Penn State World Campus and the generosity of a Penn State retiree. Al Matyasovsky wishes to show his appreciation for veterans and their service […]

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Student Veterans Take a Journey

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — On the first night of their trip to Greece, student veterans on a special Stockton University trip were told to leave their bags outside their hotel doors in the morning to be picked up for transport. “Not one veteran was trusting enough to do that,” said Jason Babin, assistant director of student […]

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Army Plans Military Transition Center

The U.S. Army wants to establish a facility in San Antonio, Texas, that will offer housing, healthcare and employment assistance to military veterans as they transition back into civilian life, Fox San Antonio reported Wednesday. Emily Baucum writes the service branch aims to open the military transition support center near Fort Sam Houston next year. […]

Texas Veterans Lobby to Keep Benefits

AUSTIN – When Anne Marie Torres’ 16-year-old daughter was getting ready for her first date, Torres wasn’t there to tell her how pretty she looked. And Torres couldn’t offer a hug and whisper the things a mom advises a teenage girl about the things that occupy the mind of a teenage boy. While her daughter […]

Trucking School Owner Indicted in Veteran Scam

LOS ANGELES — The owner and operator of a California trucking company are accused of bilking more than $4 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs by collecting federal tuition reimbursements for veterans who never actually attended any classes, federal prosecutors say. Emmit Marshall, 50, and Robert Waggoner, 54, were indicted in Los Angeles on […]

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The Fine Print on Free College

New York state has passed legislation that would create the largest experiment in the country to offer free tuition at two- and four-year colleges. The Excelsior Scholarship, approved over the weekend as part of the state budget, would cover full-time students in the State University of New York system, which totals 64 campuses and 1.3 […]

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WWII Vets Will Get Diplomas

NORTH ATTLEBORO – At 90, Charlie Legg will finally walk the stage for graduation. There, he’ll join hundreds of other North Attleboro graduates brimming with the joy and pride of finally finishing high school. But for Legg, the ceremony has added significance. Legg, of course, ended his high school career decades ago – but the […]

University Extends Winter Break Online Classes

URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois is making a pilot project permanent that allowed students to take courses during winter break. A winter class session will be added to the academic calendar starting during the 2017-2018 school year. The campus Academic Senate approved the change this month. University faculty members already have offered the […]

Navy Vet Gets Help for Son

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Diego Garcia stood at the edge of the pool at the Recreation Center trying to shake off his doubts. He’s a bit flustered, even nervous. The 9-year-old knows how to swim, but today was going to be different. In his arm, he held something that his dad and school counselor had worked […]

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