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MGCCC Honored as Nation’s Most Military-Friendly School

PERKINSTON, Mississippi — After top 10 finishes the last two years, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has ascended to the top spot in an annual ranking of the most military-friendly community colleges in the nation. MGCCC was ranked number one on the 2020-21 Military Friendly Schools list for the nation’s largest community college. The list, […]

Bill To Give Military and Families In-State Tuition

COLORADO — College is expensive for just about everyone, but for military families many of them face challenges when it comes to getting in-state tuition. “I don’t need to tell anyone that out of state tuition is, frankly, out of control, like most tuition costs” said Representative Bri Buentello (D- Pueblo) a prime sponsor of […]

ROTC Program to Return to Colorado Mesa University

Over 30 years has passed since Colorado Mesa University (CMU) last had a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Soon, the program will return to the university. There isn’t an exact date for the program’s launch yet. Amanda Herron, Veteran’s Benefits and Services Coordinator at CMU, said the project’s arrival will take longer than a […]

Carteret Community College Receives Military Recognition

MOREHEAD CITY — Retired U.S. Coast Guard veteran Max Stel of Newport is among 217 veterans or family members earning degrees at Carteret Community College. Mr. Stel will earn his associate’s degree in welding in May and said he’s had a good experience at CCC. “The college afforded me the opportunity to get my degree in […]

RCPS Looks to Expand Student Opportunities with Georgia Military College

CONYERS — The Rockdale County Board of Education plans to adopt a memorandum of understanding with Georgia Military College at its next session Thursday night in order to bring college opportunities directly to Rockdale County. The agreement recognizes that “RCPS and GMC are committed to the establishment of an educational partnership to serve students in and around […]

Kean Bill Helping Military Dependents Attend College in New Jersey Clears Senate

Children of service members who attended high school in New Jersey would be eligible for in-state college tuition rates under legislation sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and approved today by the Senate. “When military obligations cause families to relocate to New Jersey, they become part of the community, going to school, playing on […]

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UPUA Supports Policy to Allow Students in Military to Partially Cancel Courses if Deployed

Wednesday night, UPUA passed legislation to support students in the military who are deployed or relocated, and the creation of a Graduate & Professional Student Association representative in the State College Borough Council. Resolution #38-14 in support of the creation of a GPSA representative in the State College Borough Council passed. The GPSA representative will aim to represent […]

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Signs of White Supremacy, Extremism Up Again in Poll of Active-Duty Troops

More than one-third of all active-duty troops and more than half of minority service members say they have personally witnessed examples of white nationalism or ideological-driven racism within the ranks in recent months, according to the latest survey of active-duty Military Times readers. The poll surveyed 1,630 active-duty Military Times subscribers last fall on their […]

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Alabama Man Who Helped Integrate Marines Dies

Raymond Williams, a member of the first U.S. Marines unit to accept African Americans during World War II, died Sunday in Birmingham at age 92, said his son, Kevin Williams. A corporal in the Montford Point Marines, Raymond Williams lived in Huntsville until recently moving to Birmingham to live with his daughter Felicia and son-in-law […]

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Tuskegee Airman Who Attended UI Gets Promotion, Salute From President

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last summer, Champaign County honored the oldest living member of the Tuskegee Airmen, making Charles E. McGee grand marshal of its Fourth of July parade. Tuesday night, it was the commander-in-chief’s turn. “General McGee, our nation salutes you. Thank you, sir,” President Donald Trump said during his State of the Union address, […]

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Posse Program Brings Veterans to Wesleyan, Broadening Perspectives on Campus

While 21 percent of college students attend high-graduation rate colleges or universities like Wesleyan, only 10 percent of veterans do so, according to a 2019 report by research group Ithaka S+R. The Posse Foundation, in conjunction with the University of Chicago, Vassar College, the University of Virginia, and Wesleyan University, aims to boost those numbers. […]

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OPINION: Military Recruiters Targeting Working Class Students is Unacceptable

Military recruiters have long been a presence on college campuses. However, it’s a presence that targets students with financial issues to further boost conscription numbers in an era when the U.S. military has been consistently engaged in conflict abroad for nearly twenty years. Although the U.S. ended the draft in 1973, economic pressure leads many working […]

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