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Section: Military
Academics
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Instructor Under Fire for Comments
Betsy Schoeller, a retired Wisconsin Air National Guard officer who is also an instructor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee is drawing criticism after she posted comments on Facebook in response to an article about slain solider Specialist Vanessa Guillen’s sexual harassment allegation, saying sexual harassment is the price of admission for women in the […]
July 12, 2020
Other News
Air Force Moves to Address Racism Within its Ranks
The Air Force has launched a task force to review and potentially recommend changes to the policies and procedures that unfairly hurting minorities or other underrepresented airmen. The Air Force said the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force directed by Brig. Gen. Troy Dunn, the Air Force’s director of military force policy, has already increased the […]
July 12, 2020
Other News
University of Maryland Divests from Military Equipment Program
The University of Maryland, College Park Police Department is getting rid of an arsenal of military weapons. Dr. Darryll Pines, the university’s new president, announced the department is divesting from the federal government’s 1033 program, which gives local police departments free surplus military equipment. Pines announced the change on his first day as the university’s […]
July 12, 2020
Policy
Sanders Calls on Senate to Reject “Exploding” Military Budget, Invest in Human Needs
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. spoke on the Senate floor last week to advocate for amendments he introduced to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would fundamentally overhaul the Pentagon budget, which exceeds $740 billion this year. Military spending, now higher than the next 11 nations combined, represents more than half of all federal discretionary […]
July 5, 2020
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Army is Taking Limited Steps to Counter Racial Divisiveness
The Army will take a few limited steps to counter racial divisiveness among its force, but is delaying a number of more contentious decisions, including recommendations on banning Confederate symbols and changing the names of bases. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy announced Thursday that beginning in August the service will no longer include soldiers’ photos when […]
June 26, 2020
Veterans
Advocacy Group Petitions the Federal Trade Commission to Investigate For-Profit Colleges and Controversial Lead Generators
Veterans Education Success, a nonprofit that works to advance higher education success for veterans, service members and military families, submitted two petitions to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to counter predatory schools’ use of abusive lead generators. The first petition requests that the FTC investigate schools that used the services of Sunkey Publishing, Inc., […]
June 26, 2020
Policy
Advocates Decry Congress’s Failure to Protect Student Loan Borrowers and Taxpayers from School Fraud and Closures
Congress is being criticized over its failure to override President Trump’s veto of its prior bipartisan vote to protect federal student loan borrowers by striking down the Department of Education’s new borrower defense regulations. The new regulations outlined by Secretary Betsy DeVos’s administration, are now set to go effect on July 1. Critics argue that […]
June 26, 2020
Academics
Bass Makes History as First Asian American Female to Assume Air Force Post
General Charles Q. Brown Jr., who will take over as Chief of Staff of the Air Force this summer, has tapped Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass to become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. She is the first female enlisted Airman to lead one of the U.S. armed forces. Brown and Bass […]
June 21, 2020
Academics
Poll Reveals Racial Divide Over Renaming Confederate Bases and Reparations
A new poll reveals that the majority of Americans are resistant to renaming U.S. military bases that carry the names of Confederate leaders, while two-thirds of Black Americans are in favor. The ABC/IPSOS poll also reveal that this same group is also opposed to providing reparations to the descendants of slaves. Black Americans (72%) are […]
June 21, 2020
Academics
Online Tool Helps Veterans Enroll at Penn State University
Penn State University has announced that a new online tool can help military service members and veterans looking to see how their experiences in the military can translate into credits toward a Penn State degree. The university has launched the Transfer Credit Tool to find out how their military educational experiences may gain them Penn […]
June 21, 2020
Academics
Secretary of Defense Outlines New Efforts to Improve Diversity in Armed Forces
An internal review of the U.S military is underway, with the goal of improving diversity and “ensuring equal opportunity across the ranks.” That was the message from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who made the announcement in a video message to the Department of Defense, outlining two new boards he will establish to address diversity […]
June 21, 2020
Academics
After Racist Posts About George Floyd, Some Colleges Expel Students, Professor Resigns
Some universities have taken strict action against students, and in one case, a faculty member, for their racist and offensive comments and videos about George Floyd, a Black man who died last week after a Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with his knee on his neck for approximately nine minutes. These students and faculty […]
June 12, 2020
Academics
Legislators Look to Diversify Military Academies
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Anthony G. Brown has introduced legislation to diversify military service academy nominations by mandating race, gender, ethnicity, and other demographic metrics be collected and published on an annual basis. The “Public Accountability on Nominations Offered that Result in Admissions to Military Academies” (PANORAMA) Act would provide key public data […]
June 12, 2020
Other News
Embry-Riddle Alumnus Named First Black Service Chief
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. made history this week when he became the nation’s first African-American service chief in the history of the U.S. armed forces. Brown, a 1995 alumnus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, was confirmed by the United States Senate in a 98-0 vote. A command pilot with more than 2,900 flying hours, including […]
June 12, 2020
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Mounting Pressure Persists to Rename U.S. Military Bases
In the wake of nationwide demonstrations following the police killing of George Floyd, President Trump has ignored calls by activists to rename U.S. military bases that honor Confederate generals. “Our history as the Greatest Nation in the World will not be tampered with,” Trump tweeted to his millions of followers. A growing chorus of civil […]
June 12, 2020
Other News
Goldfein and Wright: USAF Needs to Have ‘Difficult’ Conversations About Race
The Air Force needs to have a sustained, uncomfortable, but important discussion about different life experiences to begin to address racial disparities across the service, the top uniformed Airmen said June 3. Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright hosted a two-hour virtual discussion June 3, […]
June 5, 2020
Other News
USFK Commander: Racism and Bigotry Aren’t Welcome in the US, Military
Racism and bigotry aren’t welcome in the U.S. and the U.S. military, according to U.S. Forces Korea commander Army Gen. Robert Abrams. Abrams’ comments come amid nation-wide protests following the death of George Floyd, a black man prosecutors say was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer. Read More
June 5, 2020
Academics
More Than 5,000 Women Have Graduated From the U.S. Military Academy Since 1980
At 5:31 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2018, the engines on the Russian Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft roared to life on a launch pad in Kazakhstan. As bright orange flames erupted from the engines, the spacecraft lifted off the ground and began its journey to the International Space Station. Dressed in a white and blue spacesuit, Army […]
June 5, 2020
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