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Institutions are deficient in training faculty and staff about veteran’s issues, consequently leaving student veterans susceptible to inaccurate perceptions about their service and wellbeing. In an effort to provide an inclusive environment for service members, this...

These initial interactions humanized what I have read in the literature in terms of veterans feeling isolated, as an invisible population, or simply misunderstood, and further reinforced the necessity of having an established office on campus to support and advocate...

Those in search of the right college often find themselves wondering if a community college can offer a quality education and experience that measures up to that offered by a four-year college or university. Take a close look, and you may be pleasantly surprised by...

We’ve all heard the stories of the recent college graduates returning to their parents’ homes and struggling to find a job at all, much less one in their field. However, there are plenty of indications that recent graduates are, in fact, entering the professional...

Written by: The NASPA Research and Policy Institute; in partnership with Insidetrack The nation’s colleges and universities face an influx of students who are active duty or military veterans. According to the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, the U.S....

By G. Gail Rouse, Lesley Riley and Natasha Barnes The number of women entering the military is projected to reach 23 million by 2040, an increase of approximately 16% (National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, 2016). As a result, more female veterans are...

By Kevin Kruger, Amelia Parnell, and Alexis Wesaw (NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) There is no shortage of discussion on how college costs affect students’ persistence toward a degree. Ample research has shown that one barrier to timely...

Libraries are the nucleus of a college. They hum with social and intellectual activity, and are truly the center of learning. They contain the critical resources that make learning possible—books, journals, workstations, printers, etc.—as well as skilled specialists...

Courtesy of our friends at NACE. Over the past decade, social networks have revolutionized the way we communicate. The career development and recruiting process is no stranger to this, as we have all seen shifts in how candidates and employers find and connect with...

A few years ago, I came across a great article describing a writing exercise that challenges veterans to describe their war experiences in only 6 words. While academia is enamored with the 40-page research paper and the 10 chapter thesis, the idea of taking a...