Thousands of veterans failing in latest battlefield: College
During a pair of six-month stints in and around Fallujah, Iraq –- then a fiercely volatile city –- Navy corpsman Lucas Velasquez came to know about life. And…
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Recruiting veterans, Columbia finds an impressive applicant pool
Two years ago, in an effort to attract more veterans to Columbia, Curtis Rodgers, a dean of admissions, began recruiting at military bases. Almost immediately he noticed differences…
How colleges are easing leap from war zone to classroom
You wouldn't think a lounge with couches, TVs, and computers would be key to a college student's success. But if that lounge is a place where military veterans…
Military veterans seek help from colleges
As new students thronged on Anne Arundel Community College on the first day of the semester, some trickled into a tiny office with a big American flag on…