From The Jackson Sun: Following recent notification from the United States Army, the University of Tennessee at Martin’s ROTC program will remain open, according to a news release. Skyhawk Battalion was one of 13 student programs notified in 2013 of possible closure this year. The university’s first ROTC unit was established in 1952. Since then, … Continued
Wednesday, the House Education Instruction and Program Subcommittee passed a bill that could change the way HOPE scholarship hours are calculated for ROTC students in Tennessee. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge), would address problems in the HOPE hours calculation that cause some STEM-major ROTC cadets to lose eligibility for the state-sponsored … Continued
Promising news came from our nation’s capitol yesterday for The University of Tennessee at Martin’s Army ROTC program. Recently slated for closure by the Army at the end of the 2015 academic year, the UT Martin program was one of 13 programs nationally and three programs statewide set for elimination. The other institutions located in … Continued
Government Shutdown: Week Two Two weeks in to the government shutdown, Congress has yet to find common ground on the federal budget impasse. Initial reports indicated that a short-term government shutdown would minimally impact colleges and universities, but as the shutdown nears the end of its second week and creeps closer to October 17 (the … Continued
