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U.S. Senator Focuses on Workforce Training and Efforts to Help Military Veterans
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), questioned Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh about the department’s FY2022 budget. In his opening remarks, Blunt underscored the challenges small businesses are facing due to federal unemployment insurance policies and outlined […]
July 16, 2021
Veterans
Female Military Veterans in Congress Advocate for Preservation of DoD Women’s Personnel Panel
Six female military veterans in Congress are arguing to preserve a Defense Department panel on women’s personnel issues that has advocated for opportunities for female servicemembers, Military.com reported. The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) has been temporarily suspended due to an efficiency review of the Defense Department’s 42 advisory committees that […]
July 8, 2021
Veterans
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Three Bills Supporting Military Families and Veterans
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law three bills – to take effect July 1 – that would support military families and veterans, Bay News 9 reported. The first bill will allow public schools to have a “Purple Star Campus” designation if they meet certain requirements, such as training a staff member to be […]
June 11, 2021
Veterans
University of Maryland Receives $2 Million to Launch Business Outreach Center for Veterans
The University of Maryland has been given a five-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to launch the Mid-Atlantic Veterans Business Outreach Center, a center for training, consulting and assistance for military veteran entrepreneurs and veteran-owned small businesses. UMD Chief Innovation Officer Julie Lenzer will lead the center, which will work […]
June 11, 2021
Veterans
Heinz Endowment Renews Funding for Syracuse Institute for Veterans and Military Families with $446,000 Grant
The Heinz Endowment has renewed funding for Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) with a $446,000 grant, helping fund the institute’s national policy work to support veterans and their families through empirical evidence. “The Heinz Endowment has enhanced our ability to advocate for military families through a combination of strategic communications, research […]
May 20, 2021
Veterans
Florida Bill Would Allow Veterans, Military and National Guard Free Classes
A bill in the Florida legislature would allow veterans, servicemembers and National Guard members to take one free class online each academic year, News 4 Jax reported. SB 1672, “State University Free Seat Program,” is currently in the Appropriations Committee. “While the bulk of the bill focuses on the military, students who haven’t been enrolled […]
April 15, 2021
Veterans
$10 Million Gift Creates New Veterans Program at William & Mary
A $10 million gift from an anonymous alumna at William & Mary University will enable the university to develop a cutting-edge Veteran-to-Executive Transition program (W&M VET) that will prepare veterans to excel in civilian leadership roles. University officials say that W&M VET will build on William & Mary’s interdisciplinary strengths, its online degree offerings and […]
July 18, 2020
Academics
Two Bills Aim to Make Attending College for Vets, Service Members Easier
Two bills sponsored by New Jersey Assembly Democrats were passed last month by the state’s General Assembly, in an effort to help New Jersey service members and veterans make their path to higher education easier.
December 31, 2018
Academics
Report: Veterans Disproportionately Affected by For-Profit Closings
When ITT Tech closed, many higher education reformers cheered. Poor performing for-profits and nonprofits had skated by for years, taking in billions in federal funds while delivering very little in the way of returns to their students. The decision by the Department of Education to revoke the authority of ITT Tech’s accreditor and then eventually […]
November 17, 2016
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