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Tag: Military
Military
Air Force Takes Steps to Establish a More Inclusive Environment
To establish a more inclusive environment within the United States Air Force, the “Seek to Understand” video series was launched. The first topic of discussion was microaggressions.
September 11, 2020
Military
New William & Mary Program Supports Veterans as They Transition to the Civilian Workforce
William & Mary (W&M) is utilizing an anonymous $10 million gift from an alumna to establish the Veteran-to-Executive Transition program (W&M VET).
September 10, 2020
Military
Vanderbilt’s Bass Military Scholars Program Helps Veterans Hone Skills Applicable to the Civilian World
Honorably discharged military veterans may apply for $25,000 per year to pursue graduate studies in five schools at Vanderbilt University.
September 9, 2020
Military
Living History: Meet the First African American to Serve as Air Force Chief of Staff
On June 9th, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to become Air Force chief of staff, making him the first African American to lead a branch of the U.S. military. Brown’s confirmation came shortly after he made a video in which he discussed what he was thinking in the wake […]
September 4, 2020
Native Americans
2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Naomi Lee
Growing up on the Cattaraugus reservation, Dr. Naomi Lee was used to being surrounded by people who shared similar backgrounds and experiences to hers. However, upon leaving the reservation for college at Rochester Institute of Technology, Lee struggled with her identity.
January 24, 2020
Military
Report Details Bullying, Harassment at Coast Guard Academy
A report released by two Congressional committees – the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee – accuses the Coast Guard Academy of overlooking bullying and harassment and retaliating against those who made complaints. In a joint hearing on Wednesday, committee members will share their findings, the product of an […]
December 11, 2019
Health
Study: Veterans More Likely to Hold Non-Degree Credentials
A new study found that United States military veterans are more likely than their general population counterparts to hold certificates or certifications.
November 26, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
Brown Launches Initiative to Increase Military Veteran Enrollment
Brown University announced a new initiative to increase United States military veteran enrollment over the next three to five years. Currently, there are 21 student veterans enrolled in Brown’s undergraduate program. As part of the plan, Brown will consider all prospective student veterans on a need-blind basis, increase financial aid offerings, make standardized test scores […]
November 12, 2019
International
Spontaneous Synergy Happens in a Diverse Classroom
A kind of magical synergy can break out in a university classroom that is diverse when unlikely circumstances coalesce. Where else would a 21-year-old Pakistani man and a 37-year-old U.S. Army Ranger from Ohio find themselves together in rural southeastern North Carolina?
January 29, 2019
Military
McDaniel College Announces New Military Legacy Scholarship
On Veteran’s Day, McDaniel College announced a new Military Legacy Scholarship valued at up to $100,000 for over four years for all military veterans, active-duty members and their children applying as first-year and transfer students for fall 2019. The scholarship will offer $25,000 annually, or $20,000 a year to commuter students and is renewable each […]
November 12, 2018
Military
Navy Veteran Finds Career in Higher Education
Dr. Georgina Dodge, who is associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at Bucknell University, likes to say that she was “born and raised in the Air Force.”
September 11, 2018
Students
Institutions Actively Help Military Members and Veterans Earn College Degrees
Matthew Oliveira, who has been in the Coast Guard for 12 years and is currently stationed in South Carolina, knew that he wanted to finish his degree because it would make him more “marketable.” So in the fall of 2016, Oliveira enrolled as a student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in a fully online academic program that caters to adult students called University Without Walls (UWW).
September 5, 2018
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