Education & Transition

Everything service members and veterans need to know about getting an education, finding a job, starting a business and transitioning out of the military


  • Vermont National Guard urges passage of free tuition bill
    Vermont National Guard urges passage of free tuition bill

    The Vermont National Guard and some legislators are urging passage of legislation that would give guard members free tuition to state colleges and universities, similar to what other New England states offer

  • Purdue-Kaplan online school gets a name
    Purdue-Kaplan online school gets a name

    The new online university born out of an unlikely relationship between a public, land-grant institution and a for-profit college will be called Purdue University Global, officials announced Thursday.

  • With state approval pending, Ashford gets OK to keep GI Bill students
    With state approval pending, Ashford gets OK to keep GI Bill students

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided not to pull GI Bill payments from Ashford University students as it awaits a court decision on the school’s appeal against the VA and California’s decision on whether the state will certify the school. The school has been in danger of losing its eligibility to accept GI Bill…

  • Former airman named SVA Student Veteran of the Year
    Former airman named SVA Student Veteran of the Year

    A 25-year-old Air Force veteran has won the Student Veterans of America’s highest individual honor.

  • ‘Call of Duty’ star Jamie Gray Hyder: ‘It takes bravery’ to be a student veteran
    ‘Call of Duty’ star Jamie Gray Hyder: ‘It takes bravery’ to be a student veteran

    “Call of Duty” actress Jamie Gray Hyder has played many roles in front of the camera, but it’s who she is behind the scenes that drew her to the Student Veterans of America conference in San Antonio — with a special message for former service members.

  • The Library of Congress wants you to help preserve history
    The Library of Congress wants you to help preserve history

    At the Student Veterans of America national conference, a specialist from the Veterans History Project shared how you can help preserve veterans stories for the Library of Congress with just a few everyday tools.

  • Gen. George Casey’s 6 keys to success for student veterans
    Gen. George Casey’s 6 keys to success for student veterans

    Gen. George Casey, former Army Chief of Staff and now a Student Veterans of America board member, shared his six keys for success with student veterans at the organization’s national conference Jan. 6.

  • Engaging LGBTQ student vets on your campus
    Engaging LGBTQ student vets on your campus

    Panelists at the Student Veterans of America national conference Friday shared their experiences during a discussion on what it’s like to be a veteran who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer and how campuses can better engage student veterans in this group.

  • ‘Combat and Classics’: New podcast brings literary discussions to a military audience
    ‘Combat and Classics’: New podcast brings literary discussions to a military audience

    A Marine veteran is mixing his military experience with his love for classical literature in a new “Combat and Classics” podcast. The podcast targets a military audience and has garnered more than 11,000 downloads since its August launch.

  • Student Veterans of America turns 10
    Student Veterans of America turns 10

    Celebrating its 10th year, Student Veterans of America has grown to the largest chapter-based student organization in the country, with 1,500 chapters in all 50 states and four countries, representing 700,000 of the 1.1 million student veterans in higher education.