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Credit Morehead State University Morehead State University supports veterans and military students and offers what they need to be successful. Once again, MSU is receiving national recognition for these efforts.      MSU is recognized among the best four-year colleges for veterans in the country in Military Times’ Best for Vets: Colleges 2021 rankings released June 16.     “It is great to achieve once again the Best for Vets recognition,” said Dr. Silas Session, director of milit...

May 05, 2021 at 04:05 PM Copied! As you know, going from the Steelers to the Ravens doesnt happen with a lot of players. Whats your feeling going to kind of the archrival of the Steelers? Have you heard any feedback from Steelers fans since doing so? (Jamison Hensley) "I think my focus is on the transition of learning a new playbook – thats where my attention is right now. Its obviously a very different playbook, different plays [and] a new position. So, my head righ...

VAntage Point VA expands Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits for dependents For many, the opportunity to pursue education and training beyond high school is not easily within reach. When military members are asked why they serve, the available GI Bill® education benefits are often one reason why. As a part of their earned benefits, active duty men and women can also transfer all or part of their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouse and/or dependent children. This is called Transfer of Entitlement...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. College Consensus Publishes Composite Ranking of the Best Online Colleges for Veterans for 2021 April 21, 2021 GMT College Consensus Best Online Colleges for Veterans 2021 HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- College Consensus ( https://www.collegeconsensus.com/ ), a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its annual ranking of th...

Dr. James Hepburn and Dr. David Mariner of Waynesburg University’s graduate programs recently received Patriot Awards in recognition of their support of assistant professor of counseling Dr. Michelle Steimer’s military service in the U.S. Army Reserve. Steimer nominated both for the award, noting their flexibility, support and recognition of her military service, as well as their encouragement of her to seek military professional development opportunities. “I truly have more than...

A brief history of the GI Bill Caitlin OBrien March 10 President Franklin Roosevelt signs what would become known as the GI Bill in his office June 22, 1944. (FDR Library Photo Collection) With its history of expansions and additions to benefits for service members and veterans, the GI bill has been a life-changing piece of legislation since it first passed in 1944. Today, the GI bill helps qualifying veterans pay for higher education and training programs. The original bill, the Serv...

Credit Morehead State University Morehead State University has been named a Bronze-level Military Friendly School® for 2021-22, an honor MSU has now received for three consecutive years.  Viqtory Media, originator of the family of Military Friendly employment, entrepreneurship and education resources for veterans and their families, published the 2021-22 Military Friendly Schools and Employers ratings at www.militaryfriendly.com and in the upcoming May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine.     For...

La Salle Army ROTC cadets engage in a training exercise in Summer 2018. La Salle University has been recognized as a Military Friendly® institution by VIQTORY for its support of and resources for student veterans and active-duty military members. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey, based upon criteria like professional outcomes and student retention. Nearly 750 institutions nationall...

Yet another Palm Beach resident has come forward with a multi-zeroed gift to Villanova University. Martin "Marty" McGuinn has given $10 million to the university, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, president of Villanova, announced this week. McGuinns gift is earmarked for the advancement of faculty research and the support of student veterans. He is a veteran himself, having served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. The retired chairman and chief executive ...