Academics

Cooke Foundation Awards FIU $2.5 Million Scholarship Gift to Benefit Nontraditional and Veteran/Military Students

Florida International University has received a $2.5 million gift from the George and Bernice Cooke Scholarship Foundation for Women to establish an endowment to provide scholarships to nontraditional and veteran/military FIU students.

May 15, 2022

Joanne and Douglas Heydon, Cooke Foundation trustees

Georgia Military Prof Sues School, Saying He Was Fired for Refusing to Teach in Person

A former associate professor at Georgia Military College is suing the school for wrongful termination, saying he was fired for refusing to return to in-person teaching despite being immunocompromised, reports The Telegraph.

February 25, 2022

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DoD to Emphasize Joint Military Efforts in Professional Military Education

The Department of Defense is looking to emphasize joint military efforts within its professional military education, announced the DoD as part of its latest vision called "Developing Enlisted Leaders for Tomorrow's Wars."

February 25, 2022

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón 'CZ' Colón-López briefs the department’s senior noncommissioned officers on the new publication 'Developing Enlisted Leaders for Tomorrow's Wars” during a meeting in the Pentagon.

New Arizona State Seminar Trains Cadets on How to Improve Army Combat Fitness Results

Cadets at Arizona State University (ASU) and Grand Canyon University are developing physical training plans that improve performance on the Army Combat Fitness Test, thanks to a new partnership between ASU’s Army ROTC and College of Health Solutions.

February 11, 2022

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Fayetteville State University to Offer Free Tuition to All Military and Military-Connected Students

Fayetteville State University, an historically Black university in North Carolina, will provide free tuition to all military-connected undergraduate students starting in the fall.

February 11, 2022

Retired Arizona State Couple Creates Scholarship for Grieving Students with Military Ties

Carolyn and Ernest Hirata, two married and retired faculty members at Arizona State University, have created a scholarship for technological and entrepreneurship management students who are enduring grief connected to military ties.

February 4, 2022

Retired technological and entrepreneurship management Lecturer Carolyn Hirata taught at the Polytechnic campus.

Private College First in New York State to Add Drone Pilot Course to Curriculum

Houghton College and Aquiline Drones has announced a five-year partnership to offer online, instructor-guided drone pilot training to current and future students.

January 28, 2022

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CYBERCOM Announces Academic Engagement Network Partners

U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) announced its newest Academic Engagement Network (AEN) college and university partners from 34 states and the District of Columbia last week.

January 9, 2022

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This Penn State Marshal is an Active-Duty Service Member, Father and First-Gen Student

December 10, 2021

Benjamin Courter and his family.

Four U.S. Military Academy Cadets Among 2022 American Rhodes Scholars

Among the 32 Americans chosen as 2022 Rhodes Scholars are four U.S. Military Academy cadets: Hannah Blakey, Krista Flinkstrom, Veronica Lucian and Holland Pratt.

December 3, 2021

(From left to right) Class of 2022 Cadets Hannah Blakey, Holland Pratt, Veronica Lucian and Krista Flinkstrom.

Kentucky Governor Commits to Funding to Help Military Students

Kentucky’s Gov. Andy Beshear is rallying for more funding aimed at helping military students be successful in college, according to his office.

November 21, 2021

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California Associate Graduates Can Now Transfer Credits to the American Public University System

October 22, 2021

Air University Celebrates Its Student Numbers For 2021 Fiscal Year

October 15, 2021

New GRCC Veterans Center Opens Its Doors

Grand Rapids Community College recently commemorated the opening of a new space on its main campus dedicated for student veterans.

October 10, 2021

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The Citadel Has Lifted Its Mask Mandate

October 1, 2021

$3.4 Million Gift to Support Student Veterans and Military Career Exploration at Elmhurst University

Two brothers with multi-generational ties to Elmhurst University have given the university $3.4 million to implement a comprehensive initiative that will introduce more STEM students to careers in the military.

September 16, 2021

Tim and Robert Jans (from left), with Elmhurst University president Dr. Troy D. VanAken, recently approved a $3.4 million gift that will enable more students to explore careers in the military and support student veterans at Elmhurst

Historian Named Gen. Buford "Buff" Blount Professorship in Military History at University of Southern Mississippi.

Dr. Douglas Bristol, Jr., an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi, is the fifth recipient of the Gen. Buford "Buff" Blount Professorship in Military History, which is supporting his research and writing of a new book on

August 29, 2021

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University of North Georgia Hires Col. Bryan G. Kirk to Teach Military Science

August 29, 2021

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