Tag: student veterans

Military

Kean University Receives $447,971 from Education Department to Expand Veterans Services

Kean University has received a $447,971 grant to expand its student veteran services through a new center, according to Kean officials. The money – from the U.S. Department of Education over three years – will go toward creating the Center for Veterans Services (CFVS) at multiple locations – the school’s main campus and at Kean […]

February 25, 2021

COVID-19

New Research Makes the Case for More Student Veteran Enrollment

A  recently published brief from the American Talent Initiative (ATI) is making the case for colleges and universities to enroll and support more student veterans.

December 4, 2020

Military

Higher Ed Institutions Step Up to Support Veteran, ROTC Students

Amid the changes necessary to adapt to a new normal of all-virtual or hybrid instruction given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, higher ed institutions are stepping up to meet the unique needs of student veterans.

October 11, 2020

Military

New William & Mary Program Supports Veterans as They Transition to the Civilian Workforce

William & Mary (W&M) is utilizing an anonymous $10 million gift from an alumna to establish the Veteran-to-Executive Transition program (W&M VET).

September 10, 2020

Military

Vanderbilt’s Bass Military Scholars Program Helps Veterans Hone Skills Applicable to the Civilian World

Honorably discharged military veterans may apply for $25,000 per year to pursue graduate studies in five schools at Vanderbilt University.

September 9, 2020

COVID-19

Truth in Advertising? Education Stakeholders Seek to Hold For-Profit Institutions Accountable

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, for-profit colleges stand to benefit as some increase their advertising and enrollment efforts, touting online programs that could draw the newly unemployed. But advocates for veteran education fear this is bad news for service members and veterans, who are historically targeted by for-profits that have poor graduation rates and high […]

September 4, 2020

Students

Many Student Veterans May Not Receive COVID-19 Emergency Grants, Says Advocacy Group

Many students veterans may not be eligible to receive federal COVID-19 emergency grants because of Department of Education guidance that restricts these cash grants to students who have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, said Veterans Education Success, an advocacy group. “If ED [Department of Education] maintains its April 21 guidance […]

May 19, 2020