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Bossier Parish Community College and Louisiana Tech University Partner for Air Force Pathway Program

Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) and Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) have partnered to create a pathway for students seeking to join the U.S. Air Force, KTAL NBC 6 reported. This will allow students to complete their two-year degree at BPCC while participating in LA Tech’s AFROTC program, Detachment 305. “Opening up the Bossier Parish […]

Bossier Parish Community College

VMI Diversity Recruitment Plan Draft Missing Race-Centric Hiring

Virginia Military Institute (VMI) held a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) committee meeting Monday, wherein a staff member pointed out that VMI’s draft DEI Recruitment Plan did not cover race, ABC 13 News reported. VMI’s Board of Visitors had ordered the creation of the DEI plan in October 2020. The plan draft had listed four […]

Virginia Military Institute

Tax Assistance Program for Military Community Limited This Year Due to Pandemic

AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide, a program to help the military community file their tax returns, will have limited availability this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Tax-Aide is free and available – on an appointment-only basis – to veterans, military personnel and military families, regardless of age or […]

First Lady Jill Biden to Visit California and Washington Military Bases to Support Military Families

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will be visiting U.S. military bases in California and Washington to hear from and support military families on March 9 and 10. Biden is also planning to relaunch the 2011 initiative Joining Forces – founded by her and former First Lady Michelle Obama. This initiative seeks to help military […]

Army Soldier Charged with Conspiring with Extremists Seeks Case Dismissal, Citing Lack of Diversity in Grand Jury

Army Pvt. Ethan Melzer, a soldier charged with conspiring with neo-Nazis to attack his own unit, is asking for his case to be dismissed, citing that the grand jury did not include enough Black and Hispanic members, Military.com reported. The grand jury that indicted Melzer was from the northern part of the Southern District of […]

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Majority of U.S. Naval Academy Buildings Named After White and Male Military Members

The majority of buildings at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) are named after white and male military members. The school has not announced plans to build more buildings or rename existing ones, Capital Gazette reported. Most of the buildings are named after men who led in some capacity at or attended USNA. Members of USNA’s […]

U.S. Naval Academy

Regis University Offers Course on Wartime Stories, Focuses of Black Experiences This Semester

Regis University is offering the undergraduate online course “Stories from Wartime” to its students and the public, 9 News reported. The class will allow participants to speak to veterans and civilians affected by war. This semester’s version will focus on Black military experiences. “We want to really have a complex view of how we think about […]

Regis University

Tulane University Receives $100,000 to Create Military Student Support Fund

Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) has received $100,000 to support Tulane’s active-duty military, veteran and ROTC students. The gift – from Tulane alumnus Alex Hernandez and his wife Megan – will establish the Fund for Military Students, which will provide services such as advising for veterans and a military student organization. “Alex knows […]

Pentagon Report Details Extremism in Military

A previously unpublicized October 2020 Pentagon report to Congress has detailed the existence of extremism in the U.S. military, CQ Roll Call reported. It also describes the ways in which the military is attempting to excise and bar extremists. The degree to which Neo-Nazism and white supremacy are present in the military is rare but […]

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Bill for Charter Schools for Military Dependents Passes Alabama Senate

A bill allowing for the creation of charter schools for military dependents passed unanimously in the Alabama Senate last week, Montgomery Advertiser reported. The proposal – from Republican Sen. Will Barfoot – will make it so that a charter school can open within one mile of a base that focuses on military dependents. Children of those assigned to […]

Sen. Will Barfoot

Head of Army War College Under Investigation for “Allegation of Inappropriate Touching”

Army War College Commandant Maj. Gen. Stephen Maranian – suspended earlier this month – is being investigated for abusive sexual contact with an Army civilian, Task & Purpose reported. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command are investigating the case, said Col. Cathy Wilkinson, chief of Army media relations. “These are allegations at this time and […]

Maj. Gen. Stephen Maranian

Purdue University, University of Maryland and Auburn University to Lead Transition to Lead-Free in Defense Electronics

Purdue University, the University of Maryland and Auburn University will lead a multi-year project to reduce the military’s reliance on lead-based electronics, WISH TV reported. The three schools were chosen by the Defense Department for the Lead-Free Defense Electronics Project, which has received $40 million over five to seven years. Purdue was given $1 million […]

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