What's Next for Student Veterans?: Moving from Transition to Academic Success
This research-driven book addresses the critical next phase in supporting student veterans as they navigate higher education. Following the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill in 2008, which made more than 1.4 million service members and their families eligible for higher education benefits, veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan enrolled in colleges and universities in unprecedented numbers.
Research-Based Academic Success Factors
Unlike first-wave research that primarily described student veteran characteristics and their transition from military service to civilian campus life, this edited collection presents findings from second-wave research. The focus shifts to data-driven evidence of what actually drives academic success for this population, including persistence rates, retention strategies, degree completion factors, and employment outcomes after college.
Essential Resource for Educators
This book serves as an invaluable resource for educators, student affairs professionals, and administrators who work with military-connected college students. The evidence-based approach provides actionable insights for developing effective support programs and policies that address the unique needs of student veterans transitioning from military service to academic environments.
Data-Driven Insights
The collection examines concrete factors that influence student veteran success in higher education settings. Rather than focusing solely on the challenges of transition, this work identifies proven strategies and interventions that support persistence through graduation and successful career placement. The research presented helps institutions move beyond basic awareness to implementing targeted, effective support services.
Supporting Military-Connected Students
As colleges and universities continue to serve growing populations of veterans and their families using GI Bill benefits, this book provides the research foundation needed to develop comprehensive support systems. The focus on measurable outcomes—persistence, retention, degree completion, and post-graduation employment—offers practical guidance for improving institutional effectiveness in serving this student population.
Paperback format makes this academic resource accessible for professional development, course adoption, and reference use in student affairs offices and veteran resource centers.
