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Veterans

Peer sponsors help veteran students succeed at Ohio State

After a six-year career in the Air Force, Hannah Rodas was looking to begin the next step in her life and it started in higher education. “When I was originally looking into school after getting out of the military, I didn’t anticipate going to Ohio State,” Rodas said. “I’m from Michigan to begin with. It […]

Funding

Miller awarded grant to study military strategic culture in India

Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, is part of a collaboration (with Assistant Professor Rohan Mukherjee of Yale-NUS College, Singapore) that received an Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1 Grant from the Ministry of Education in Singapore to study military strategic […]

Academics

Director of military and veteran services out at UT

The University of Toledo has decided to part ways with Haraz Ghanbari, director of military and veteran affairs. “They simply said, ‘We appreciate your service and they would like to move in a different direction,’” Mr. Ghanbari said. “It was not for cause.” Mr. Ghanbari was an at-will employee, meaning the university could terminate him […]

Academics

MCCC nursing students brighten the holidays for military families

For the seventh year, Montgomery County Community College’s Student Nursing Club has participated in the national Trees for Troops initiative, providing 170 Christmas trees for military families to make their holidays brighter and happier. Each year, nursing students hold fundraisers to purchase the trees at a discounted price. This year, the students raised $600 by […]

Academics

University recognized for student veteran services, treatment

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been recognized as a top institution for military veteran students for 2019 by both Military Times and College Factual. Military Times ranked Ole Miss among the leaders in student veteran treatment in its annual rankings, with the university coming in at No. 85 nationally among all […]

Academics

Royal Military College cadet charged with sexual assault

An officer-cadet at the Royal Military College has been charged with sexual assault. On Dec. 12, The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service charged Tyler Johnston, a cadet at the college, with sexual assault of another cadet. Johnston’s age was not released but a spokesperson for the college said he began his training at the college […]

Veterans

Student veteran Miron Clay-Gilmore plans to pursue PhD in philosophy after completing degree at UMSL

Miron Clay-Gilmore took a notable step toward his future on Saturday as he walked across the stage at the Mark Twain Athletic Center and accepted his diploma for his BA in philosophy from the University of Missouri–St. Louis. He appears to have made a lasting impression on the professors he’s leaving behind. “He’s an exceptionally […]

Veterans

Thank you for your service’: The US civilian-military divide

Photos of American military families are being posted on social media with the hashtag #KnowYourMil, short for “know your military.” The initiative has been promoted by the U.S. Department of Defense in an effort to address the growing between the military and civilians. Volunteer force As of this year, less than 0.5 percent of the […]

Other News

Scientists scour WWI shipwreck to solve military mystery

WASHINGTON — A hundred years ago, a mysterious explosion hit the only major U.S. warship to sink during World War I. Now the Navy believes it has the answer to what doomed the USS San Diego: An underwater mine set by a German submarine cruising in waters just miles from New York City. That’s the […]

Academics

Chatham teacher honored for military service

CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham High School social studies teacher Ron Deloatch has another acknowledgement to celebrate as the four-time teacher of the year was honored for his military service by the School District of the Chathams Board of Education. Superintendent Michael LaSusa said that Deloatch, a Brooklyn native, has devoted 34 years of service to […]

Academics

Miramar College receives $20K grant from SDG&E for veterans programs

San Diego Miramar College announced Wednesday that two grants from San Diego Gas & Electric totaling $20,000 will be primarily used for the school’s Vets-2-Jets program, which provides resources and scholarships for military veterans. The school will also use a portion of the grants for its annual Veterans Day celebration and the Student Veterans Organization. […]

Veterans

Military student works with nonprofit to raise money for UM veterans

OXFORD, Miss. – Four years ago, University of Mississippi student Nicholas Roylance was injured in training exercises during his time as an active duty member of the United States Army. That accident during drills left Roylance wounded, angry and searching for his path in life. Roylance eventually found his place at Ole Miss, pursuing a […]

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