Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Students for Fair Admissions, which won Supreme Court challenges against race-conscious college admissions this summer, is now targeting West Point.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 18, 2023

Military Hero Doubles Down Featured Image at Top of Article mcraven nacubo.jpg Doug Lederman Tue, 07/18/2023 - 03:00 AM College President as the ‘Toughest Job’?

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Military Academy’s commencement in May. By Erin Gretzinger Bryan Woolston, AP Graduating cadets salute at the U.S. When it overturned race-conscious admissions, the court said the academies were exempt because of the "potentially distinct interests" they might have.

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AACC

JANUARY 8, 2024

DataPoints: Military service-related student aid programs The U.S. Department of Education collects information on the number of recipients and total amount of aid received at each institution of higher education for two military service-related programs.

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EAB

JANUARY 17, 2023

How to Recruit and Serve Military Students. EAB’s Lauren Edmonds and Natalie Ken discuss the programs, course modalities, and other educational preferences of active-duty military and veterans. EAB · How to Recruit and Serve Military Students. Do your academic programs meet military students’ needs and preferences?

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

Air Force to establish a research center on campus focused on tactical autonomy technology for military systems, university leaders and defense officials announced Monday. Howard University received a $90 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S.

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2023

Howard University has been awarded a five-year, $90 million contract to lead a research center focused on technology for military systems, university and defense officials announced Monday, the first such center at a historically Black college or university. Read more on The Washington Post.

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Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

Courts are considering challenges to race-conscious admissions at military academies, key higher education regulations and the DACA program.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 13, 2023

Students for Fair Admissions is seeking students who may have been rejected from institutions like the U.S. Air Force Academy.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 15, 2023

SFFA, the group that successfully sued over Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill’s race-conscious policies, brought lawsuits against military academies.

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Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This is the second lawsuit that anti-affirmative action group Students for Fair Admissions has filed against a military academy.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The list puts into practice congressional changes limiting revenue for-profit colleges can draw from federal education funds — including military aid.

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Wonkhe

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Children from military families have worse progression rates into higher education. Presenting a new report from NEON, Graeme Atherton argues that they should be a target group for access work The post Service children are going under the radar in access and participation work appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MARCH 17, 2024

Names of 77 ex-students of women-only Newnham College who worked at Bletchley Park are revealed for first time They worked day and night during the second world war, deciphering Nazi messages, breaking Enigma codes and analysing top-secret military documents. Continue reading.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Military Academy’s race-conscious admissions policies following the Supreme Court’s recent rulings against similar programs at public higher education institutions. However, the Supreme Court did not address the use of race in military academy admissions, leaving the issue open for future litigation.

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IHEP

JUNE 22, 2019

At the bill signing, President Roosevelt recognized the sacrifices of Americans who served in the military and acknowledged the moral responsibility of the American people to support our veterans as they returned home. Veterans are often first-generation students and some are from underserved populations.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Supreme Court declined to intervene in the latest affirmative action legal battle, this time centered on the United States Military Academy’s continued use of race-conscious admissions.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 8, 2023

Despite their differences, both the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia have defended diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the face of criticism. Separated by fewer than 75 miles, Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia are, in many ways, diametrically opposed.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

By Nell Gluckman A footnote in the majority opinion leads those in higher ed to ask, isn't our national role important, too?

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

We’re talking about military veterans permanently disabled due to their military service. They were hurt serving our country and now they say Virginia is turning its back on them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Presidents and was Lead Counsel for the principal military advisor to Presidents George W. He is the recipient of numerous military awards, including two Distinguished Service Medals. He served under six U.S. Gates and Leon Panetta.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

The military has been facing issues with recruitment given national body weight trends. The military has experienced increasing difficulty in recruiting soldiers as a result of physical inactivity, obesity, and malnutrition among our nation’s youth. And since 2018, 71% of U.S. General Mark Hertling said. To note, of U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Megan Witherspoon Evans Megan Witherspoon Evans has been named the director of the Veteran and Military-Affiliated Student Center at the University of Arkansas. She served as the associate director for residence education for university housing at the University of Arkansas.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 12, 2023

Emory University’s Goizueta Business School recently announced the launch of a specialized Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree program for veterans and military service members. Each student is assigned a military veteran mentor and receives personalized career coaching.

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Academe Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

BY MICHAEL SCHWALBE By definition, a military base, regardless of location, is a potential military target in a time of war. Adults, be they enlisted personnel or civilians, who work in such a place, a place dedicated to warfare, implicitly accept the risk of attack. The risk might be low and rarely discussed, but on…

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Virginia Military Institute has penalized several alumni for harvesting the contact information of 6,000 VMI graduates, which they used to solicit donations for a private fund unaffiliated with the institute.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Burkett’s scholarly work traces the trajectory of Black women in the military. Additionally, as a Black woman in the military, you are sometimes seen as a commodity because of what you can do and not as a person because of who you are. Pursuing an Ed.D. The goal is to help more understand and see them as real people, not commodities.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Ariel Aponte Ariel Aponte has been appointed associate vice chancellor for military and federal relations at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. He served as assistant secretary for military affairs for the North Carolina Department of Military and Veteran Affairs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Wright has been named director of Arizona State University’s Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement. Wright Wanda A. Wright is a graduate of the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Greg Murphy of North Carolina that makes it easier for dependents of veterans or active-duty military to retain transferred Post-9/11 G.I. Veterans across this nation earned their benefits with honorable military service to our country. This is a tremendous step for our outstanding military families.” . Bill benefits.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first group of all-Black military aviators in the U.S. Norwich, the oldest private military university in the U.S., Enoch Woody Woodhouse Jr., one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, with an honorary doctorate during commencement, NBC5 reported. Enoch Woody Woodhouse, Jr.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 8, 2024

Norwich University president Mark Anarumo is out after three years leading the private military college in Vermont, a decision that Anarumo told VTDigger was “mutual.” University officials have been tight-lipped about his departure.

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University Business

JANUARY 3, 2024

Additionally, 13 of the institutions, save the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York and Virginia Tech, are private. 35% United States Military Academy at West Point (N.Y.): Princeton (N.J.): 46% Dartmouth University (N.H.): 36% College of the Holy Cross (Mass.): 34% University of Notre Dame (Ind.):

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

Like many predominantly online universities, National University serves large numbers of parents, full-time workers and members of the military—people who are used to the challenge of managing different roles and responsibilities. The move raises a question: How can online institutions cultivate school spirit?

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The state of Michigan will no longer require a bachelor’s degree for many state jobs if the applicants are military veterans who have completed at least two years of active service at the rank of staff sergeant or above.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2024

By creating a bridge between the military and academia, WSP is helping institutions enhance access, foster community, and unlock the potential of this highly motivated and diverse group of students. Hear practical advice for institutions looking to create a more welcoming and supportive environment for this unique population.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Military Academy at West Point, AP Bronze panels that in part honor Gen. Military Academy. Lee and other Confederate leaders are among items to be removed from display at the U.S. Here's a rundown of key higher-ed news that's happened in the two weeks since our last daily report.

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