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Outstanding Aboriginal mental health researcher Professor Juli Coffin has taken out top honours at the 2021 Western Australian Mental Health Awards in

For the newest class of cadets in Ohio University’s Army ROTC program, affectionately known as the Bobcat Battalion, love of country—and love for OHIO—literally runs in the family.

'Miss? What's a duck?' The question that convinced one school to adopt nature-friendly learning.

Citrus College Earns 'Military Friendly' Honors For Support Of Student Veterans, Families - Glendora, CA - "On behalf of the board, I want to thank Citrus College faculty and staff for their dedication to student veterans and their families"

Wildlife Trusts outdoor learning scheme for children this spring SCHOOLCHILDREN from disadvantaged areas are set to enjoy classes in nature this spring in an outdoor learning project spearheaded by The Wildlife Trusts. Nature Friendly Schools gives children from some of the poorest communities opportunities to learn outside the classroom, while supporting their well-being. The schools in north Essex confirmed to sign up this year include Unity Primary Academy, in Colchester, and Sir Marti...

Craig Bennett, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts, says:  “Learning in nature boosts children’s well-being, confidence, and behaviour, and should be a fundamental part of a child’s experience in education. We’re delighted at the success of the project so far. We know that children in deprived areas are much less likely to have contact with nature while the pandemic also increased screen-based learning. The new phase of Nature Friendly Schools is more important than ever for them. I...

The Spring House on campus houses Penn State Mont Altos Veterans Center.  Image: Penn State Penn State Mont Alto meets gold standard as a Military Friendly School April 01, 2021 MONT ALTO, Pa. — For a second consecutive year, Penn State Mont Alto was recognized for providing veterans with support through college and beyond. The campus was awarded gold distinction as a 2021-22 Military Friendly School by the organization Viqtory. Now in its 19th year, the list of designees — announced Feb. ...

Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2021 1:31 pm SUMTER, SC (03/16/2021) The University of South Carolina Sumter announced today that it has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200 schools participated in the 2021-2022 survey with 747 earning the designation. The 2021- 2022 Military Friendly Schools list will be pub...

Howard College Selected As Military Friendly School   SAN ANGELO, TX – Howard College has announced it has been selected as one of the top 5 Military Friendly Schools in the country for 2021. Over 1,200 schools were evaluated during this process. Howard College is one of 162 schools recognized with the “Gold” status and the only Texas school recognized in the Top 10 Small Community College category. The prestigious designation is earned after a thorough selection process that uses publ...

Over 700 colleges and universities across the country were recognized with this honor, five of them are in Maine.