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Section: Other News
Policy
Report: Ronny Jackson Confirmation Hearing Postponed
Ronny Jackson, the White House physician and rear admiral, who has been tapped to replace fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, was scheduled to testify before the Senate Committee Wednesday, but the top politicians have postponed the hearing, according to The Washington Post. Most of the concern comes from Jackson’s ability to lead the troubled […]
April 24, 2018
Policy
DeVos Presses for Military Family Vouchers
Federal education officials are exploring a new benefit that would give military families additional resources for their children’s schooling – despite the fact that the proposal faces significant opposition from within the military community itself, where it is largely seen as costly and ineffective. Discussions about the proposal are taking place at the highest levels […]
April 24, 2018
Veterans
‘Stand Down’ Event Connects Veterans to Services
“This is the first time we’ve added an evening Stand Down for veterans who aren’t able to attend the daytime event,” said Chris Wolf, WNCC’s military and veterans affairs director. “It’s a neat way to get the vets together and visit with them about what’s available.” Some of the available services include VA benefits, housing […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
Report: Teacher Fired for Anti-Military Rant Had Nude Pictures, Used Slurs
The workplace investigation into a fired El Rancho High history and government teacher uncovered nude images of women on his school computer, one of many inflammatory allegations made against Gregory Salcido. Following Salcido’s now-infamous anti-military rant, the El Rancho Unified School District opened an investigation which ultimately led the school board to fire him last […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
Trump to Address Naval Academy Grads
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — City officials in Maryland say President Donald Trump will give the commencement speech to the U.S. Naval Academy’s 2018 graduating class. Annapolis spokeswoman Susan O’Brien told news outlets Wednesday the city will be cooperating with the Secret Service to provide security for Trump’s visit. It will be his first time speaking to […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
Fort Hood College Fair Draws Soldiers
The lobby and halls of the Education Services Division were filled with rows of more than 60 different colleges, April 10 and 11, during the College Fair. The annual event is planned months in advance and begins with choosing the perfect date. “We discuss with command, to see what the best dates will be, so […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
Report Sheds Light on Educators’ Challenges for Innovation
A new report surveying academic administrators released Wednesday by the Online Learning Consortium and Learning House sheds some insight on innovation challenges at higher education institutions. Among the report’s findings are that 91 percent of the administrators responding to the survey said that innovation “is stated as a priority in either their strategic or academic […]
April 20, 2018
Academics
T-Mobile Launches Initiatives for Military
In recognition of the selfless commitment that US military members, and their families, provide to our country, T-Mobile announced several initiatives that include discounted plans, hiring of veterans and their spouses, career planning assistance, and expanded LTE coverage around military facilities. T-Mobile One Military The new T-Mobile One Military plan takes 20 percent off the […]
April 20, 2018
Policy
#MenToo: Male Sex Assault Victims Feel Left Out
For some male victims of sexual assault and abuse, #MeToo can feel more like #WhatAboutMe? They admire the women speaking out about traumatic experiences as assault and harassment victims, while wondering whether men with similar scars will ever receive a comparable level of public empathy and understanding. “Because the movement happened to get its start […]
April 20, 2018
Policy
Air Force Drops Rape Charges Against Master Sergeant
SAN ANTONIO — An Air Force general has dropped charges against a former training instructor whom military prosecutors were preparing to re-try on rape accusations at a San Antonio base decades ago. The decision ended a long legal battle for Master Sgt. Michael Silva, who was convicted in 2015 for raping two women at Joint […]
April 19, 2018
Policy
Marine General Reassigned After Remarks About Sexual Harassment
A Marine brigadier general who served as the director of an office that in part handles sexual assault prevention and response was removed from his position after making eyebrow-raising comments about sexual harassment claims at his command. The Marine Corps announced Monday that Brig. Gen. Kurt Stein was removed as director of Marine and Family […]
April 19, 2018
Academics
How Liberty University Became an Online Empire
It was the start of the 2017 Fall Family Weekend at Liberty University, the school founded by Jerry Falwell Sr. 47 years ago in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the lines were especially long to get into the basketball arena for the mandatory thrice-weekly student convocation. There was a festive feel in the air—as usual, a live […]
April 19, 2018
Other News
For-Profit College Owner Pleas to Bribery Scheme
The owner of a privately owned for-profit college pled guilty in a $2 million bribery scheme involving a corrupt VA Voc Rehab counselor who accepted cash in exchange a seven percent kickback payment for all funds paid to the company by Voc Rehab. Albert S. Poawui is the 41-year-old owner of the college called Atius Technology Institute, […]
April 19, 2018
Veterans
V.A. Improves Transition Assistance Program
WASHINGTON — As part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ongoing efforts to help transitioning service members navigate and understand VA’s various benefits, the agency recently updated VA’s briefing portion of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) – an interagency initiative authorized as a voluntary program in 1991 under the National Defense Authorization Act […]
April 19, 2018
Veterans
Legislation Could End GI Bill Late Fees, Costs for Delays
When Kaanan Fugler transferred to a new college last year, she didn’t expect to rack up $6,000 in student loans for tuition costs she thought would be fully paid for. But when her education benefits from the Veterans Affairs Department weren’t paid to her new school before the semester started, the Army widow and mother […]
April 19, 2018
Veterans
Heroic Southwest Pilot Was a Pioneering Navy Fighter Jockey
It should come as no surprise that the heroic pilot who landed a stricken Southwest Airlines 737 after its engine exploded and shattered a window is former Navy fighter pilot. Tammie Jo Shults, who was reportedly at the controls of Flight 1380 during the April 17 in-flight emergency, was one of the Navy’s first F/A-18 […]
April 19, 2018
Policy
Scholar: School Choice for Military Kids a National Security Concern
An education scholar believes school choice for the children of military members “is a national security concern,” he said Wednesday. School choice is imperative to retaining military members, Pacific Research Institute Senior Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi explained while speaking with The Daily Caller News Foundation. The scholar was reacting to a letter opposing […]
April 17, 2018
Academics
Humanities Course Explores Experience of War
WATERTOWN — Jefferson Community College will receive more than $95,000 in grant funding to start a new class in the fall semester centered on discussion of war and understanding the experiences of combat veterans. JCC was one of 13 colleges nationwide, and the only SUNY college, to receive a National Endowment for the Humanities “Dialogues […]
April 17, 2018
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