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Bridging Pathways for Military-Connected Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cutting across political party lines, an overwhelming majority of Americans see veteransservices as a priority (Schaeffer, 2021). Given that less than 1% of Americans have served in the military, administrative leaders across all education sectors often have a learning curve. Dr. Susan M.

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Veteran Sues U.S. Government, Alleges Racial Discrimination Against Black Vets

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A Marine Corps veteran is suing the U.S. government, alleging that it has historically discriminated against Black military veterans, denied them access to housing and education benefits, and rejected service-related disability claims at far higher rates than other veterans, Task & Purpose reported.

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Rebuilding the Purpose of the GI Bill (Garrett Fitzgerald*)

Higher Education Inquirer

The landscape of military-connected students in higher education has been filled with turmoil for the last two decades. Bill, a well-earned and financially substantial benefit for student veterans since 1944, has been a lightning rod for this turmoil. From 2009 to 2020, approximately $60 billion in Post-9/11 G.I.

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CPL for Incremental & Non-Credit Credentials

Parchment

Quality student support services, access to career services, the experience of being on site again, has given many of them confidence to use prior learning assessment. And basically, we were told that as a community college, were not serving our veterans well and on many fronts, but one of those was prior learning assessment.

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Can Cheating on Steroids in Colleges and Universities be Stopped?

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

In March 2020, ICAI researchers tested an updated version of the McCabe survey with 840 students across multiple college campuses.  Santos allegedly scammed a disabled homeless military veteran out of thousands in donations intended to keep his dying service pooch alive. What can be done to reverse course?

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HEI Resources 2025

Higher Education Inquirer

Books Alexander, Bryan (2020). Zemsky, Robert, Susan Shaman, and Susan Campbell Baldridge (2020). [Editor's Note: Please let us know of any additions or corrections.] Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education. Johns Hopkins Press. Alexander, Bryan (2023). Universities on Fire. Johns Hopkins Press. Johns Hopkins University Press.

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

Higher Education Inquirer

For example, special education grants help schools pay for education and services for students with disabilities until they turn 21 years old. For example: Head Start , which provides education-related services to preschool children from low-income families, is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.