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Mississippi Marker Honors Black Men Killed by KKK During Civil Rights Movement

A new state historical marker honoring two young Black men who were kidnapped and killed by Ku Klux Klansmen 57 years ago was erected in a small Mississippi town last week. In July 1964, investigators found the remains of college student Charles Eddie Moore and lumber mill worker Henry Hezekiah Dee in a backwater of […]

July 16, 2021

Legislators Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income, Veteran Students

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Jon Tester (D-MT) led a bipartisan group of 56 Senators in pushing for continued funding for Federal TRIO Programs in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. TRIO programs help to ensure that underserved students have equal access to […]

July 16, 2021

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U.S. Senator Focuses on Workforce Training and Efforts to Help Military Veterans

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), questioned Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh about the department’s FY2022 budget. In his opening remarks, Blunt underscored the challenges small businesses are facing due to federal unemployment insurance policies and outlined […]

July 16, 2021

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Army Investigates School of Advanced Military Studies

The U.S. Army has launched an investigation into the culture and climate at its School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), one of four advanced schools of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Army Times reported. The investigation, which was ordered by Army University provost Maj. Gen. Donn Hill in June, came after an […]

July 9, 2021

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Merle Smith, 1st Black graduate of Coast Guard Academy, Dies

Merle Smith Jr., the first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy, has died. He was 76. Smith died last month of complications from Parkinson’s disease and COVID-19, according to his wife, Lynda Smith. Smith commanded a cutter in Vietnam, taught law classes at the academy in New London and retired from active-duty […]

July 9, 2021

University of Illinois Chicago Granted $2.25 Million for Next Generation Energetic Materials

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) has been granted $2.25 million to create a research center by the U.S. Army through a program to diversify its research base through partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). The five-year grant will establish EXtreme EnErgy Density (EXEED), a research center focused on […]

July 8, 2021

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Female Military Veterans in Congress Advocate for Preservation of DoD Women’s Personnel Panel

Six female military veterans in Congress are arguing to preserve a Defense Department panel on women’s personnel issues that has advocated for opportunities for female servicemembers, Military.com reported. The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) has been temporarily suspended due to an efficiency review of the Defense Department’s 42 advisory committees that […]

July 8, 2021

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University of Illinois Chicago Granted $2.25 Million for Next Generation Energetic Materials

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) has been granted $2.25 million to create a research center by the U.S. Army through a program to diversify its research base through partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). The five-year grant will establish EXtreme EnErgy Density (EXEED), a research center focused on […]

July 6, 2021

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Felician University Announces Sixth President

James W. Crawford III has been officially named Felician University’s sixth president. Crawford, a retired Admiral, has served as interim president since September 2020. The chair of the board of trustees, Chris Swenson, said that Crawford was an “inspiration, a servant leader and someone who truly lives our Felician core values.” “Steering the university,” said […]

July 1, 2021

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Pentagon Seeks to Hire Deputy Inspector General to Address Extremism in Military

The Pentagon is looking to hire a senior executive to address “supremacist, extremist, and criminal gang activity” in the U.S. military, Task and Purpose reported. The exact job listing is for a deputy inspector general for diversity and inclusion and extremism in the military, who would be principal adviser to the Pentagon’s Inspector General on […]

July 1, 2021

Report: Number of Military Suicides Drastically Greater Than Military Operations Deaths

More than quadruple the number of military service members have died from suicide than from military operations since September 11th. The numbers were included in a recent report on U.S. military deaths. An estimated 7,057 service members have died during military operations since 9/11. 30,177 active duty personnel and veterans have committed suicide, according to […]

July 1, 2021

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University of Rhode Island Will Not Revoke Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s Honorary Degree

The University of Rhode Island (URI) has decided not to revoke a 2014 honorary degree given to alum Michael Flynn, who served as former President Donald J. Trump’s national security adviser and pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI 2017, Military.com reported. Trump pardoned Flynn 2020. URI President Dr. David Dooley will not forward an […]

July 1, 2021

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TSU Aviation Partners with the Air Force

The Texas Southern University (TSU) Department of Aviation is partnering with the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) to host a seven-week flight training program for AFJROTC cadets on the TSU campus. The cadets, comprised of high school students from across the nation, are training for a Federal Aviation Administration Private Pilot’s License […]

June 24, 2021

Lawmakers Proposed Bipartisan Student Loan Relief Bill for Teaching in Military Communities

Four U.S. lawmakers have proposed a bipartisan bill for student loan relief for teachers in military communities. Reps. Ronny Jackson, R-TX, Henry Cuellar D-TX, Doug Lamborn, R-CO and Marilyn Strickland, D-WA, put forth The Defense Community Teacher Support Act, which would make such teachers eligible for federal student loan relief after five years of service […]

June 24, 2021

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New Jersey Bill to Narrow Federal Education Funding Gaps Proceeds to Governor’s Desk

A New Jersey bill would help cover federal education funding gaps for students from military families, Burlington County Times reported. The bill – S3948 – passed both state chambers and will proceed to Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill within a week. The bill will go into effect for the 2021-22 […]

June 24, 2021

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Pentagon Leaders Defend the Study of Critical Race Theory

Top Pentagon leaders passionately defended the military’s approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale. The testy exchanges showed that the political dimension of a national debate over racism and extremism weighs on the military even as it attempts to address […]

June 24, 2021

Senator Seeks to Tackle Sexual Assault Cases in Military

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her years-long campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military chain of command. But getting over the finish line may depend on whether she can overcome wariness about broader changes she’s seeking to the military justice system. There is now widespread support for […]

June 18, 2021

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New Vaccine Lottery for Military Personnel

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced a new COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery for the state’s military, family members and veterans because the federal government wasn’t sharing individual vaccine status of those groups with the state and there were concerns they would be left out of a previously announced lottery. The announcement comes after last week’s start […]

June 18, 2021