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Reeher Speaks with City & State, Military Times About Veterans, Midterm Elections

October 20, 2022

Both parties have prized veterans as candidates over the years because of the public’s trust in the military and their perceived expertise on foreign policy and government operations, Grant Reeher, professor of political science, tells Military Times.

See related: Political Parties, Politics, State and Local, U.S. Elections, Veterans

Heflin Quoted in Associated Press Article on Food Insecurity Among Military Families

November 15, 2021
Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, is quoted in the Associated Press article, "Thousands of military families struggle with food insecurity."

See related: Food Insecurity, Inequalities, Population Studies, Public Health, Social Welfare, Poverty & Income Security, Veterans

Jacobson Speaks to CBS News, DW, WAER about the Afghanistan Withdrawal

September 29, 2021
Top Pentagon leaders testified publicly before lawmakers for the first time since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Mark Jacobson, assistant dean for Washington Programs, spoke with CBS News, Deutsche Welle and WAER about their testimony and the aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal.

See related: Afghanistan, Congress, Diplomacy, Government, International Affairs, Refugees, Security and Conflict, Veterans

Alumna Amy Donahue Named Provost of US Coast Guard Academy

September 29, 2021
Donahue ’96 M.P.A./’00 Ph.D. (PA) serves as the principal adviser to the superintendent in all matters relating to the academic program and faculty.

See related: Awards & Honors, Veterans

In Memoriam: Montgomery Meigs, Retired General and Former Bantle Chair

July 29, 2021
Montgomery C. Meigs, a retired four-star general who commanded U.S. Army forces in Europe and served as the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy at the Maxwell School, died on July 6, 2021, in Austin, Texas. He was 76.

See related: In Memoriam, Veterans

Heflin discusses food insecurity in military, veteran families in Military Times

June 1, 2021

See related: Food Insecurity, Health, Aging & Life Course, Disability, Social Welfare, Poverty & Income Security, Veterans

Urge to Serve

September 1, 2019

A new program helps veterans convert their sense of community investment to civic engagement and political office.

See related: Government, Student Experiences, Veterans

Student veterans prepare for success at Warrior-Scholar Project

July 24, 2019

See related: Student Experiences, Veterans

Heflin, London article on SNAP use among military, veterans and reservists published in PR&PR

November 30, 2015

See related: Veterans

Wilmoth, London, Heflin study on VA disability benefit programs published in DHJ

June 30, 2015

See related: Social Welfare, Poverty & Income Security, Veterans

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