This is a report of a project begun in May, 1970 and completed in January, 1971 to enable veterans released from military service to seek a college career, to train staff members to work with veteran students on the campuses, to investigate establishment of a Testing and Advisement Center for veteran students of the Los Angeles Community Colleges,…

Iraq veterans were asked to describe readjustment difficulties following their return from combat service. A qualitative analysis addressed four themes (professional concerns, social interactions, behavioral and emotional challenges, and changing life views) relevant to post service classroom adjustment. Recommendations for educational…

There has been a significant rise in the number of veterans who are being treated for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the number of veterans who are completing suicide. In the next couple of years, there will be an increase in the number of veterans who will be attending institutions of higher education; therefore, it is essential that…

This issue of "Legislative Review" takes a look at the news in higher education from January 19 to 23, 2009. This Legislative Review reports that: (1) HB 1121, a bill that would provide, among other things, a one-time, 2 percent increase in employer contributions to retiree benefits, was heard in the House Government and Veterans Affairs…

Connecticut's Alternate Route to Certification Program--ARC, as it is commonly known--prepares talented, well-educated adults to become certified as teachers in Connecticut's public schools. ARC was created in 1986 by the Connecticut state legislature to encourage mid-career adults with strong subject area backgrounds to become teachers. Today ARC…

This article reviews the growing numbers of returning military personnel attending higher education based on emerging national trends, including the new GI Educational Bill, amendments to the ADA, and the rising unemployment rate. The trauma of war and the high survival rate have resulted in a high percentage of veterans returning from the Global…

The six federally financed public emergency junior colleges in New Jersey, part of the temporary relief program of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration during the Great Depression, all ceased operations as public junior colleges after only a few years in existence. Yet their study is of import for many reasons: (1) Monmouth University and…

It is vital for young students to see how the lives of the veterans connect to their own lives. In this article, the author describes a project of making history come alive. The project started with a visit to the Otterbein Cemetery mausoleum to learn about the U.S. military veterans interred there. These veterans represented a century of U.S.…

In order to assess the probable impact of the June, 1976 loss of veteran's benefits for Korean-era veterans, Santa Ana College administered a questionnaire to 4,350 veterans enrolled in the spring of 1975. The questionnaire was returned by 1,299 veterans, a 29.9 percent rate of return. Of those responding, 469 veterans (36.1 percent) were…

This document presents hearings before the Subcommittee on Education and Training of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, concerning separate tuition payments for Vietnam era veterans. Statements and testimony of interested group spokesmen and various Congressmen are presented with statistical data. (MJM)

Bills which have been introduced in the first session of the 92nd Congress on the subject of veterans' education and training benefits and which have been referred to the Veterans' Affairs Committees in either the House or the Senate are individually summarized. They are classified under the following headings: (1) educational assistance…

This survey was conducted by the Public Management Research Institute under a grant from the National Science Foundation. It was found that retired military officers are a potential source of science and mathematics teaching talent. Ten percent of those responding reported that they were presently teaching; an additional 41 percent expressed…

In an attempt to correct recent Veterans Administration (VA) regulations restricting benefits for veterans enrolled in cooperative education programs at community colleges, this paper describes the value of cooperative education, both vocational and general, and argues the supporting intent of federal law in Title 38 of the U. S. Code. Many…