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Tens of thousands of students on the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins are wrapping up classes this week. Included in this group is a small but quickly growing minority: military veterans. This population explosion is happening across the country, and that has colleges and universities scrambling to accommodate their unique needs. But as KUNC’s Grace Hood reports, defining that term is more challenging than you might think.
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Tens of thousands of students on the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins are wrapping up classes this week. Included in this group is a small but quickly growing minority: military veterans. This population explosion is happening across the country, and that has colleges and universities scrambling to accommodate their unique needs. But as KUNC’s Grace Hood reports, defining that term is more challenging than you might think.
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Matthew Halbe
Posted on February 08, 2011 at 08:39 PM | Permalink
Good Snapshot of Student veteran issue
With the new GI Bill in effect and continuing wars overseas, Student veteran issues will only become more important as time goes on. This story is a good intro to the relevant questions and issues colleges are facing.