A Different View on Quality Education for Student Veterans
One of the things I was responsible for while the Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity at the Department of Veteran Affairs was the GI Bill. During that time there…
Covid-19 Conditions Highlight Inequity Among Student Veterans
Student Veterans enrolled in distance-learning programs have relied on half as much of the typical Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) as Student Veterans who take traditional in-person courses. With many in-person…
Protecting Student Veterans At All Costs
"It is not the university's problem, Matt, you volunteered to deploy." My stomach twisted as the law school's administrator spoke these words to me. I watched my dreams of becoming…
Sgt. Ryan Hawley, student, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado National Guard, climbs the mountain at Smugglers' Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., Feb. 18, 2016. The Mountain Walk is a culminating event for basic and advanced mountain warfare students to use the skills taught at the Mountain Warfare School. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Rivard)
National Guard Deserves Independent Student Status
Members of the National Guard under the age of 25 can often be disqualified from receiving grants and financial aid because they are not considered independent students. Many states have…