Supporting veterans in higher education: a primer for administrators, faculty, and advisors

Foreword / by Patrick C. O'Rourke, Lt. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.)

Preface: The call to higher education

Examining the roles and responsibilities of institutions of higher education after more than a decade of war / Monica Christina Esqueda, Kris De Pedro, and Hazel Atuel

Cognitive complexity and student veterans / Chris Simmons, Amy K. Fisher, and Brian Simmons

An introduction to veteran educational benefits: challenges experienced by student veterans / Dani Molina, Monica Christina Esqueda, and Tara DeBraber

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual student veterans / Michael D. Pelts, Abigail J. Rolbiecki, and David L. Albright

Building community in a diverse college classroom / Eugenia L. Weiss

A model for serving this generation of student veterans in universities: blending supportive services and educational missions / Katherine Selber

Student veteran challenges in field education and internships: programmatic responses / Pam Franzwa and Ruth Supranovich

Academic advising for student veterans / Amy Sherman and Charlotte Cahill

Veterans integration to academic leadership: a collaborative university-U.S. department of veterans affairs outreach program / Audrey M. Sorrells, Sharon Wills, Soncia Reagins-Lilly, Chris Cate, and Jeffrey Moe

Student veterans impacted by military sexual trauma / Abigail J. Rolbiecki, Michael D. Pelts, and David L. Albright

Outside the wire: a community-based partnership model for prevention and early identification of psychosocial challenges for student veterans / Todd Abramson, Jan Nissly, and Shawna Campbell

Student veterans and mental health: posttraumatic stress in the classroom / Julie Canfield and Eugenia L. Weiss

Gatekeeping for programs in the helping professions / Dexter R. Freeman

Student veterans as agents of change: developing self-efficacy and community service as the new mission / Rhondda Waddell

A proposed needs assessment for student veterans / Kimberly Finney and Sherrie L. Wilcox.