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Colleges Offer New Resources for Veterans

In 2011, the American Council on Education released a report tracking 20 colleges and universities which used grant funding to develop resources for more than 870,000 veterans taking college courses under expanded G.I. Bill benefits. A majority of the piloting institutions used the new funding to create transitional resources for veterans: courses on reentry into […]

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Would DeVos Scale Back For-Profit Regulations?

The growing potential for Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos to support deregulation for for-profit colleges and rollback several guidelines for federal standards on postgraduate outcomes takes centerstage in a Huffington Post editorial this week. Author David Halperin explains that the for-profit industry has reaped billions in public funded student loans while leaving students with […]

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Transition Summit Announced

According to Alfredia Williams, Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program transition services specialist, the two-day summit, sponsored in conjunction with the Hiring our Heroes organization, is one of the largest hiring and education events conducted annually on the installation. “The event is open to all service members, veterans and military spouses, and will feature […]

Photo Essay in the Atlantic: Returning Veterans at Work

This week, our “Americans at Work” photo essay features photographs of military veterans returning to civilian lives in New York, made by photographer Emilie Richardson: “Like many Americans, veterans have experienced obstacles in finding employment since the economic decline in the 2000’s. With the passage of the post-9/11 GI Bill in 2001, which can cover […]

Jobless Rates Rose for Recent Veterans

WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate rose in January for recent veterans. The jobless rate for veterans who have served in the armed forces anytime since September 2001 rose to 6.3 percent from 5.7 percent. The rate for Asians jumped in January to its highest level since September, though it remains below the rates for all […]

Arkansas Nonprofit Promotes Camaraderie among Veterans

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Feb. 8, General William Darby will turn 106. Born in Fort Smith in 1911, William Orlando Darby formed the first Army Ranger battalion during World War II. Known as “Darby’s Rangers,” it would evolve into the modern special forces group of U.S. Army Rangers. Darby’s Warrior Support is a Searcy-based, […]

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St. Bonaventure Unveils Veterans Center

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University has a new tool to recruit military veterans to campus — and help them succeed once they enroll. University officials hosted a grand opening Thursday for the new Student Veterans Center, a 24/7 social and academic lounge with two full-time staff members to assist veteran students with their education […]

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Edinboro Students Pursue Pilot Licenses

EDINBORO, Pa. — Classrooms for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania student Brandon Morton include cockpits and a flight simulator. Morton, 19, of Guys Mills, is one of the first students in the university’s aeronautical science program launched this past fall. The two-year program includes traditional classes at Edinboro’s Porreco College and flight and flight-related instruction at […]

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Milwaukee Vets Struggle to Get Credits

UW-Milwaukee student Samuel Rogers served eight years in the U.S. Army, mainly working as an interrogator. During that time, he took 15 months of courses in Army schools, including a six-month intensive course in human intelligence collection. Despite submitting a Joint Services Transcript (JST) that recommended Rogers receive more than 50 credits, UW-Milwaukee has only […]

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10 Things I Wish I Had Known About Transition

A year ago, my wife and I decided that we were at a decision point in my military career. Would we stay in after 10+ years of active service or transition to the civilian world? I have since spent countless hours trying to figure out what I really wanted to be when I “grew up.” […]

Ft. Leonard Wood to Host Transition Summit

Fort Leonard Wood is scheduled to host its third Hiring Our Heroes’ Service Member Transition Summit that includes a free hiring fair and other events March 7 and 8 at various locations on the installation. According to Alfredia Williams, Soldier for Life — Transition Assistance Program transition services specialist, the two-day summit, sponsored in conjunction […]

Virginia Congressman to Accept Wounded Warrior Fellow

WASHINGTON – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) today announced that his office was selected to participate in the House of Representatives’ Wounded Warrior Fellowship Program for 2017. Rep. Wittman’s office is now accepting applications for a wounded warrior to work out of the Stafford district office and support the office’s military and veterans-related casework. Read More

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