The citizenry of America supports our veterans. On return from the service, many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are attending college. Some of these veterans encounter difficulties that interfere with their efforts to obtain a degree. Recent examination of this situation indicates that higher education is largely unaware of these problems. This book reviews knowledge that can help college administrators and professors to update practices at their school to properly serve the needs of veterans concerning: financial aid, transfer credits, educational programs, classroom climate, and the health...

This book consists of a prologue and 25 chapters based on a series of presentations made at a conference in October, 2009 developed by the College Educators for Veterans Higher Education and held at the Service members Opportunity Colleges (SOC), Washington, DC 20005 The speakers addressed the difficulties that veterans sometimes encounter while seeking a college degree. The speakers are distinguished in higher education, higher education of veterans, or research in education. The book considers four broad topics, giving readers an: introduction to some higher education problems of veterans;...

Many veterans are returning to, or beginning, college in the United States. In general, colleges and universities openly welcome our returning veterans to campus. Like all students, veterans want to get off to a good start and make smooth adjustments to college. However, some faculty members, college administrators and staff are sometimes unprepared to properly advise and assist veterans, especially when these professors or administrators have not served in the military. This handbook has been written to provide veterans with the answers to many of the questions that they might have in...