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This Man May Have Gotten More Vets Into Ivy League Schools Than Anyone Else

Talk to anyone about Peter Awn and they’re guaranteed to mention two things. They’ll bring up what an impeccable dresser he was, particularly his collection of brightly colored socks. His wardrobe was “indicative of the curious personality that man embraced,” said Jared Lyon, president and CEO of Student Veterans of America. More importantly, Awn was […]

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Army Plans to Expand Program That Helps Soldiers Find Jobs After Service

A Fort Hood-based pilot program that pays for soldiers to get civilian licenses and professional credentials could expand beyond Texas by the end of September, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Dan Dailey said recently during congressional testimony. Speaking to a House Appropriations Committee subpanel, Dailey said the Credentialing Assistance Program, which is now only offered to […]

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Vets Are Out-Representing Non-Vets in STEM Jobs: Report

Employers increasingly are finding that veterans are the right fit for jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, according to a study by Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). Working off data from the American Community Survey of the Census Bureau for 2012-2016, the IVMF researchers concluded […]

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UVA ROTC Cadets Host Blood Drive For Military Medical Aid Centers Overseas

University of Virginia ROTC cadets hosted a blood drive to help those who are fighting on the front lines. On Monday, armed forces from Fort Bragg, North Carolina took over Newcomb Hall to collect blood from those donating. Read More

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Greater Middletown Military Museum to Open in April

It was the discovery of an old American flag that flew over city hall during World War II that prompted a group of local veterans to embark on a 15-year journey to preserve the history of Middletown’s military servicemen and women. Now, after years of planning and months of sorting through tens of thousands of […]

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Veterans in The Civilian Workplace Focus of Community Conversation at Emory

For military veterans and their families, transitioning from service to civilian life can sometimes feel like exchanging one battlefield for another. And no place is that felt more deeply than in the workplace. Those challenges — subtle, systemic and complex — were the focus of a wide-ranging panel discussion March 19 as Emory President Claire. […]

Prince Harry Steps Out to Address Mental Health of Veterans in London

The Duke of Sussex wore a navy blue suit and a large grin on Thursday (March 14) as he was greeted at an event that’s close to his heart: the Veterans’ Mental Health Conference at King’s College in London. The annual conference brings politicians and experts together to share ideas about how best to tackle veterans’ needs. […]

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New Program Supports Veterans Who Attend UChicago

Incoming students discuss their service and what inspired them to join University community From a former Green Beret planning to study economics to a Navy linguist interested in human development, a diverse group of veterans will join the University of Chicago community as students this fall through a new partnership. The University is welcoming 12 […]

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This For-Profit College Left One Veteran With $101,000 in Debt And a Sketchy Degree: Testimony

DeVry University promised Navy veteran Eric Luongo an education that would land him a good job in graphic design — and cost him nothing out-of-pocket, he told lawmakers. Instead, he ended up with a degree that employers didn’t respect and more than $100,000 in student loan debt. “I never thought that I would be subject […]

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Proposed VA Budget Will Not Expand Private Care Funding, Officials Say

Roughly a fifth of President Donald Trump’s proposed $87 billion fiscal 2020 budget for Department of Veterans Affairs medical care would go to its community-care programs, an allocation VA officials say is consistent with previous years and not an expansion of private care. Eager to point out that the VA is committed to providing the majority of […]

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After a Military Career And ‘Stint in Vietnam,’ ETSU Faculty Member Finds Home on Campus

Doug Taylor, the associate dean of admissions and records at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, was born and raised in Morristown and came to ETSU as a student in the mid-1960s. Back then, he majored in “campusology,” which he said quickly led to a brief career in the Army’s infantry and “a […]

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DeSales University Opens Office of Veterans And Military Services

Student veterans at DeSales University have a new resource to help guide them through their college careers. The university opened an Office of Veterans and Military Services in Dooling Hall. The goal is to give student veterans a central point of contact on campus. Read More

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