Veterans in Higher Education: When Johnny and Jane Come Marching to Campus: Ashe Higher Education Report, Volume 37, Number 3 (J-B ASHE Higher Education Report Series (AEHE)) - Softcover

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David DiRamio, a U.S. Navy vateran, is associate professor of higher education administration at Auburn University.

Kathyrn Jarvis is director of academic support at Auburn University. She has served as an administrator and faculty member in higher education for more than thirty years.

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STUDENTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE are choosing to pursue postsecondary education in numbers not seen since World War II. An estimated 2 million men and women, many having served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, are now or will be pursuing degrees from all educational sectors: public and private, two- and four-year, online and brick and mortar. Are administrators, staff and faculty at institutions of higher learning ready to receive this emerging population of students, many of whom face unique challenges associated with wartime servce? Transition from military duty to civilian life and college can be difficult and in some instances is exacerbated by physical or psychological injuries. This volume seeks to understand those difficulties by applying developmental and college effect theories to better interpret the contemporary phenomenon of student veterans. The purpose of this volume is to integrate student development theory in planning programs and services for student veterans, many of whom have rusty academic skills and poor study habits and are unfamiliar with the requirements for success in the civilian workforce after graduation. With the help of institutional support and services, however, many student veterans have the potential for academic excellence as a result of their mission-oriented dedication and the work ethic they learned while serving in the military.

David DiRamio, a U.S. Navy vateran, is associate professor of higher education administration at Auburn University.

Kathyrn Jarvis is director of academic support at Auburn University. She has served as an administrator and faculty member in higher education for more than thirty years.