Every semester since 2015, 50 to 60 incarcerated people at the Wallkill Correctional Facility in upstate New York have enrolled in college courses through NYU’s Prison Education Program, which helps them work toward an associate degree in Liberal Studies from the university. Last month, university president Linda Mills announced that students in the program will.
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Home for the holidays… Veteran’s uniform returned to his family
By Lorna Hart - Special to OVP
Veteran recognition is important to educator Rhonda Tennant, who has received awards for her efforts including Veterans contributions in her classroom studies from groups on the local, state, and national level, including West Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacher of the Year. (Courtesy)
The U.S. Navy uniform of the late Frank Nathan Gillespie, pictured, was returned to his family. (Courtesy)
NEW HAVEN, W.Va. A vintage U.S. Navy uniform caught the attention of Rhonda Tennant while she was “antiquing” this summer at the French City Flea Market in Gallipolis, Ohio.