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Policy
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 […]
May 10, 2018
Academics
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 […]
May 10, 2018
Veterans
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 […]
May 10, 2018
Policy
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 […]
May 10, 2018
Academics
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 […]
May 10, 2018
Veterans
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 […]
May 10, 2018
Academics
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 […]
May 8, 2018
Academics
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 […]
May 8, 2018
Veterans
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 […]
May 8, 2018
Academics
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
May 8, 2018
Academics
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
May 8, 2018
Academics
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 […]
May 8, 2018
Academics
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, […]
May 8, 2018
Academics
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 […]
May 4, 2018
Academics
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
May 4, 2018
Veterans
96-Year-Old Pilot Will Get a Degree Earned 7 Decades Ago
World War II veteran Bob Barger hasn’t been in a classroom in 68 years, but he is going to graduate this week from the University of Toledo in Ohio at the age of 96, CTV News reported. After serving in the Navy as a pilot during WWII, Barger worked and went to college. He eventually […]
May 4, 2018
Academics
Study Gives High Marks to Online Study
Many educators and administrators find value in eLearning, online learning, and digital education in general—but is it a good investment? A team of researchers from the Arizona State University (ASU) Action Lab at EdPlus and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) sought to answer that question with a recent study. Their conclusions were, by and large, […]
May 4, 2018
Academics
82nd Airborne Hosts I.T. Industry to Help Transition
The 82nd Airborne Division wants to keep as many of its paratroopers as possible. But when it’s time for a soldier to hang up his beret, the division also wants the soldier to find success in the civilian world. “At some point, we all leave,” said Maj. Gen. Erik Kurilla, commanding general of the 82nd […]
May 4, 2018
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