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Section: Academics
Academics
MCCC nursing students brighten the holidays for military families
For the seventh year, Montgomery County Community College’s Student Nursing Club has participated in the national Trees for Troops initiative, providing 170 Christmas trees for military families to make their holidays brighter and happier. Each year, nursing students hold fundraisers to purchase the trees at a discounted price. This year, the students raised $600 by […]
December 18, 2018
Academics
University recognized for student veteran services, treatment
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been recognized as a top institution for military veteran students for 2019 by both Military Times and College Factual. Military Times ranked Ole Miss among the leaders in student veteran treatment in its annual rankings, with the university coming in at No. 85 nationally among all […]
December 18, 2018
Academics
Royal Military College cadet charged with sexual assault
An officer-cadet at the Royal Military College has been charged with sexual assault. On Dec. 12, The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service charged Tyler Johnston, a cadet at the college, with sexual assault of another cadet. Johnston’s age was not released but a spokesperson for the college said he began his training at the college […]
December 18, 2018
Academics
Chatham teacher honored for military service
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham High School social studies teacher Ron Deloatch has another acknowledgement to celebrate as the four-time teacher of the year was honored for his military service by the School District of the Chathams Board of Education. Superintendent Michael LaSusa said that Deloatch, a Brooklyn native, has devoted 34 years of service to […]
December 14, 2018
Academics
Miramar College receives $20K grant from SDG&E for veterans programs
San Diego Miramar College announced Wednesday that two grants from San Diego Gas & Electric totaling $20,000 will be primarily used for the school’s Vets-2-Jets program, which provides resources and scholarships for military veterans. The school will also use a portion of the grants for its annual Veterans Day celebration and the Student Veterans Organization. […]
December 14, 2018
Academics
New tradition honors veteran graduates
FIU’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs held its first Graduating Veterans Recognition Ceremony in December. Surrounded by families and friends, fall graduates were honored for their academic achievements and contributions. This year, in addition to the customary red, white and blue cords, graduates received camouflage stoles to commemorate their unique distinction and service. Read […]
December 13, 2018
Academics
A special relationship: The US military and Swiss universities
From aerial surveillance cameras to autonomous reconnaissance drones: Swiss universities are participating in projects funded by the US military. What are the guidelines when it comes to such sensitive collaboration? Argus Panoptes is a giant in Greek mythology who has a hundred eyes. He was tasked by the Goddess Hera to guard her priestess Io […]
December 7, 2018
Academics
Veteran of FBI, TSA trying to turn around Anderson University
Running a university is by no means easy, but it sounds like a cakewalk compared with John Pistole’s previous gig. Before becoming president of Anderson University in 2015, Pistole worked for the FBI for 23 years, earning the distinction of being its longest-serving deputy director. He then spent four years as the longest-serving post-9/11 head […]
December 6, 2018
Academics
Community college program gives military students credit for their service
Before Central Virginia Community College classes were set to start this fall Marine Zachary Farrell stopped by the school’s Veterans Resource Center to go over his military transcript. The move, which introduced him to the Credits2Careers program and saved him from taking an unnecessary class, is one CVCC is hopes it can get more veterans […]
December 6, 2018
Academics
NewDay USA to announce new Georgia Military College Preparatory School scholarship
MILLEDGEVILLE — NewDay USA is expected to announce next week that scholarships will be made available to children of deployed Georgia National Guard soldiers to attend Georgia Military College Preparatory School. On Monday, NewDay USA, accompanied by Brig. Gen. Randall Simmons, commanding general of the Georgia Army National Guard, will make an announcement for the […]
December 4, 2018
Academics
Lawsuit: Military academy failed to protect cadet from abuse
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A former student at an all-boys military college prep academy in Georgia has sued the school, saying leaders failed to protect him from hazing and sexual assault. A copy of the lawsuit shared with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says the cadet was hazed, abused and raped at Riverside Military Academy when he was […]
December 4, 2018
Academics
NewDay USA to announce new Georgia Military College Preparatory School scholarship
MILLEDGEVILLE — NewDay USA is expected to announce next week that scholarships will be made available to children of deployed Georgia National Guard soldiers to attend Georgia Military College Preparatory School. On Monday, NewDay USA, accompanied by Brig. Gen. Randall Simmons, commanding general of the Georgia Army National Guard, will make an announcement for the […]
November 30, 2018
Academics
UML, military join forces for research
LINCOLN — “The Navy is here for business.” That’s what Robert Smith, director of the U.S. Navy’s Small Business Innovation Research program, had to say Tuesday at the opening of UMass Lowell’s new Research Institute. The center will host a variety of public-private sector partnerships, including workforce development, research opportunities and more. Located just down […]
November 29, 2018
Academics
They served their country. Why aren’t elite colleges serving them better?
PRINCETON, N.J. — The ink starts at Sam Fendler’s left wrist and winds up his arm, a tableau of his life before college that begins with a block of text: “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” At the top of the […]
November 29, 2018
Academics
GMC Prep art student put a face to sacrifice, patriotism on display
The show, “Portraits of Courage: The Veterans at the Georgia War Veterans Home,” is the result of GMC senior visual art students, and a select few of gifted underclassman, conducting interviews with veterans home residents about their personal lives and military service. They took information gleaned from the veterans and used it to create portraits […]
November 27, 2018
Academics
Fort Bragg School that Trains Special Operations Troops Gets Upgrade
Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag has watched and listened to the construction work outside his Fort Bragg office for as long as he has been in command of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. Glancing out the window of Bryant Hall, the sight of hard hats and fluorescent vests brings a smile to […]
November 27, 2018
Academics
Cherokee NJROTC cadets learn about military life, history during trip to Charleston
ROGERSVILLE — Twenty-six Cherokee High School NJROTC students toured Charleston’s Patriots Point and The Citadel on November 16-17. The trip started with a visit to The Citadel, a four-year public military college established in 1842. Graduates of The Citadel are not required to serve in the military; however, about 35 percent of each class commission […]
November 27, 2018
Academics
St. Bonaventure University professor has new book out on the Civil War
Chris Mackowski, a St. Bonaventure University professor and prolific Civil War author, has a new book out detailing a little-noted period in the late fall of 1863 in which an epic battle did not happen. “The Great Battle Never Fought: The Mine Run Campaign, November 26-December 2, 1863” (Savas Beatie) details maneuverings — both military […]
November 21, 2018
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