Attracting and Retaining Veterans in Higher Education
The problem is that universities and colleges vary significantly in service and support across the country, making few institutions “Veteran ready” and able to meet the needs of the Veterans…
Supporting the Veteran Education Empowerment Act
The Veterans Education Project has been a long-time advocate for Veteran Student Centers in institutions of higher education and the authorization of Congressional funding that is needed to establish them. …
The Tides Rise for Non-Traditional Students
Much like a tsunami, higher education is undergoing a series of waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of students and faculty. An invisible virus permeated across the globe,…
Supporting the GI Bill Parity Act of 2021
We are proud to give our enthusiastic support to the bipartisan Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021. For years, members of the National Guard and Reserve Component…
Post 9/11 Women Veterans: A Profile in Higher Education
In the United States today, over 1.8 million female Veterans comprise almost 20% of the active-duty armed forces, Reserve and National Guard, and 10 percent of the total Veteran population.…
Amend the 85/15 Rule
The 85/15 Rule - a requirement that education programs enroll at least 15% non-Veterans to ensure schools are not cheating Veterans Affairs (VA) - has indirectly hurt many Veterans pursuing…
Changes to the 85/15 Rule Will Negatively Impact Student Veterans
On July 31, 2021, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will implement a regulatory change to the so called “85/15 Rule”, which will adversely affect some Veterans from receiving their…
Missing Out on Higher Education for All the Wrong Reasons
You never realize how important school is until someone tells you that you can’t go anymore. You think back to all the times you complained about professors giving you homework…
Strengthening Informed Consent for Prescription Medications
Currently, only-oral informed consent is required in the administration of most prescription drugs to Veterans, according to the 2020 Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Handbook. For Veterans, this commonly includes prescriptions…
Changes to 90-10 Rule Could Harm Veterans – Study Shows
Nearly 100,000 Veterans, Servicemembers, and their families could potentially lose the benefits they've sacrificed so much to earn. Our newly released peer-reviewed study shows that a change to a decades…