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…
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…
"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…
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…
We've posted some helpful resources for Student Veterans over the past couple of weeks. Here is a compilation of those resources: Student Code of Conduct. Many universities and colleges have…
Put yourself on a college campus studying for an upcoming exam. While you sit at a table in the library every time a person walks in you have to assess…
We're honored to be asked to give testimony to the House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. The committee asked us to weigh in on a variety of issues including: Modernizing Monthly…
Student-Servicemembers and Student-Veterans lack meaningful protections from financially unstable colleges and universities targeting them for their federal benefits. A Student-Servicemember (Servicemember) is a student with an active military obligation. These…
Traumatic Brain Injury effects over 2 million people each year and Veterans and Servicemembers are among the communities that suffer from TBIs. In Quiet Explosions, a new film set to…
Today’s military is more diverse than ever and we want to hear those voices. Currently, there is a study being conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) that we're…