Veteran Education Stories – Simon Baum
We’ve traveled the country talking to Student Veterans about their experience navigating civilian life and using their GI Bill for the education benefits they’ve already earned through their service. This…
Representing Veterans at Forum on Reforms within Higher Education
The Department of Education is hosting a forum to discuss reforms within higher education. During the negotiated rulemaking sessions (NegReg), the two main topics that will be discussed deal with…
Veteran Education Stories – Bob Meisinger
We’ve spent a lot of time visiting with Student Veterans and talking about their experiences when attempting to obtain and use their GI Bill for the education benefits they’ve already…
VEP Joins the Fight Against Suicide
We're excited to join the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the fight against the epidemic of suicide that plagues our nation’s heroes. Secretary Wilkie and Acting Deputy Secretary Byrne…
Veteran Education Stories – Paul Newbecker
We've spent some time talking with Student Veterans about their experiences obtaining and using their GI Bill for the education benefits they've earned. This is Paul's experience: "Being able to…
Reserve Component DD214 Act Reaches Congress
We recently wrote about an issue concerning difficulty with Student Veterans' ability to prove their GI Bill Eligibility. Now, we're excited to announce our full-throated support for the Reserve…
Federal Tuition Assistance for Air National Guard
Unbelievably, The men and women of the Air National Guard can not utilize Federal Tuition Assistance even while their brothers-and-sisters-in-arms in the Army National Guard and the Air Force Reserve can! This…
Improving Postsecondary Data Transparency
There has been a lot of buzz recently calling for institutions of higher education to be more transparent about their programs and their students’ success. We think more transparency is…
Equivalent Credit for Education Benefits During Deployment
With the advent of the National Guard 4.0 initiative, Guardsmen are training and deploying at higher rates than ever before. However, are Guardsmen being fairly recognized for their service? The…
Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Services
Veterans know that when they are facing hurdles, sometimes the only person who can help is another Veteran. But, Veteran-friendly spaces and trained administrators who are equipped specifically to support…