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Academics
Trident U. Joins “Military Friendly” List
Trident University International (Trident) announced today that it has earned the 2017 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, and Military Spouse. First published in 2009, Military Friendly® Schools is the most comprehensive, powerful resource for veterans today. Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is provided to […]
February 14, 2017
Other News
Minnesota Governor Pitches $62 Million Grant Program
More Minnesotans would get help paying for college under DFL Gov. Mark Dayton’s $62 million plan to expand the state’s grant program for low- and middle-income students. The proposal amounts to a small piece of the governor’s $46 billion, two-year budget proposal, which is now being considered by the state Legislature. But the governor’s office […]
February 14, 2017
Other News
“Band of Brothers” Veteran/Teacher Dies
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Edward Tipper, a World War II paratrooper who was portrayed in the HBO series “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 95. He died Feb. 1 in the Denver suburb of Lakewood, said his daughter, Kerry Tipper. Edward Tipper was a member of the famed Easy Company, part of the 101st […]
February 14, 2017
Veterans
Campus Opens Veterans’ Center
Dakota County Technical College student Nelson Newbill Jr. has been an active user of the campus’ Military and Veterans Service Center since he started taking classes in 2015, despite the fact that the location and size limited its usefulness for some students. Newbill said the old location for the veterans center was crowded, which could […]
February 14, 2017
Veterans
Horses Ease Veterans’ Trauma
LAWTON, Okla. — It is possible to ride the Appaloosas that Ric Jerez uses in his equine assisted therapy, but that’s not how it works. Rather, they help people in distress get better by just being themselves. In nature, horses are prey and humans are predators. Horses tend to be wary around humans and only […]
February 14, 2017
Other News
Quality of Online Programs Varies
To some students, a for-profit online degree program seems like a risky option. “I’ve seen a lot of reports for a lot of years about how for-profit schools have pretty much based their incomes on the ability for students to get federal financial aid,” says 30-year-old Matt Warner, a cybersecurity and information assurance master’s student […]
February 14, 2017
Policy
Admiral’s Name Replaces Calhoun’s at Yale
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — After years of debate, Yale University has announced that it will change the name of a residential college that honors a 19th century alumnus and former U.S. vice president who was an ardent defender of slavery. Yale trustees said the Ivy League university is renaming Calhoun College after trailblazing computer scientist […]
February 14, 2017
Other News
Healing Invisible Wounds
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — I’m an ambassador for the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program. As an ambassador, I’m an advocate for the program and I work in my local area to plan events which bring our wounded together. It’s a concept of family helping family. We are all in this great big Air Force […]
February 10, 2017
Academics
Military Spouse Wins Full Scholarship
Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education and professional training, and the National Military Family Association, a nonprofit that works to strengthen and protect military families, are pleased to announce military wife and mother Kathleen Brown as the third recipient of Career Step’s full-tuition scholarship in 2016. “I am excited that as my husband […]
February 10, 2017
Veterans
Group Promotes Camaraderie for 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, […]
February 10, 2017
Other News
Counseling Student Earns Job Working With Veterans
When University of Houston-Victoria graduate student Sarah Holland got an internship working at the Crossroads Area Veterans Center in Victoria, she didn’t expect it to lead to a full-time position. “I’m a Navy veteran, so I can relate to other veterans and their families,” said Holland, who lives in Victoria. “This job is a good […]
February 10, 2017
Veterans
Texas AgriLife Offers Program for Entrepreneurs
The Texas AgrAbility program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is introducing a new project to benefit military veterans interested in becoming farmers and ranchers. “In 2012, Texas AgrAbility developed Battleground to Breaking Ground: A Transformational Journey, a workshop to address four key areas of agriculture business: planning, rural business opportunities, the Texas AgrAbility […]
February 10, 2017
Other News
Teen Captures WWII Veterans’ Stories
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — While most 19-year-olds are enrolling in college, working their first full-time job or considering what’s next in life— keeping their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts buzzing 24/7 — Rishi Sharma is on a far different quest. The 19-year-old Californian has been interviewing at least one World War II combat veteran a day […]
February 10, 2017
Veterans
Office Recovers Millions for Veterans
The Arapahoe County Veterans Service office was very busy in 2016. The office recovered more than $3.6 million in Veterans Affairs claims for 5,685 Armed Forces veterans and their families living in Arapahoe County. The accredited Veterans Service Office serves as an advocate for Arapahoe County veterans and their dependents and assists in preparation and […]
February 10, 2017
Other News
Democrats Ask Trump to Beef Up Pell Grants
Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Trump last week, asking him to expand the Pell Grant program beginning in FY 2017 to make college more affordable for American families. “As the new congress and administration work together to complete the Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations process, we ask for your support for strengthening mandatory and […]
February 10, 2017
Veterans
Guam Student Veterans Join National Coalition
The Guam Community College Student Veterans Club has been accepted into the Student Veterans of America (SVA). According to its website, SVA is a national coalition of over 1,000 student veteran organizations across the U.S. that works to create support for veterans in their transition to education and employment. GCC’s veteran student population is approximately […]
February 9, 2017
Veterans
“Pitsburgh Hires” Will Link Veterans to Jobs
Area veterans who are looking for additional training and assistance with job placement can receive help through Pittsburgh Hires Veterans (PHV), an organization that provides veterans with free training and opportunities for future employment. According to Jack Wagner, director of PHV, the Pittsburgh-based organization assesses veterans and their needs. “We recommend training or college, or […]
February 9, 2017
Academics
Korean War Veteran Gets Diploma
The judge’s ultimatum came 67 years ago: Enlist in the military or face juvenile detention for repeatedly skipping classes at San Diego High School. Norm Johnson gladly joined the U.S. Air Force in April 1950. Even after he was deployed to Asia to fight in the Korean War, Johnson was sure he wouldn’t miss San […]
February 9, 2017
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