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


  • 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.

  • A student vet’s guide to corporate recruiters
    A student vet’s guide to corporate recruiters

    Everything student vets need to know to make the most of their interactions with corporate recruiters.

  • More regulation needed for ‘predatory schools’?
    More regulation needed for ‘predatory schools’?

    If the Veterans Affairs Department approves a school for GI Bill funding, does that mean it’s a good school? The answer should be yes, said Tanya Ang, policy and outreach director for the nonprofit Veterans Education Success, but it isn’t.

  • 5 business reasons for schools to recruit vets
    5 business reasons for schools to recruit vets

    Student veterans are good for business, according to panelists who presented the findings of a recent research brief at the Student Veterans of America National Conference in San Antonio Thursday.

  • NatCon2018: Business Plan Competition
    NatCon2018: Business Plan Competition

    A select group of chapter leaders has been invited to pitch their plans during the 5th annual National Business Plan Competition at Student Veterans of America’s National Convention.

  • NatCon2018: Featured speakers
    NatCon2018: Featured speakers

    Student Veterans of America is featuring several prominent speakers as part of its National Convention. Here are brief biographies of them.

  • 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.

  • A student vet’s guide to corporate recruiters
    A student vet’s guide to corporate recruiters

    Everything student vets need to know to make the most of their interactions with corporate recruiters.

  • More regulation needed for ‘predatory schools’?
    More regulation needed for ‘predatory schools’?

    If the Veterans Affairs Department approves a school for GI Bill funding, does that mean it’s a good school? The answer should be yes, said Tanya Ang, policy and outreach director for the nonprofit Veterans Education Success, but it isn’t.

  • 5 business reasons for schools to recruit vets
    5 business reasons for schools to recruit vets

    Student veterans are good for business, according to panelists who presented the findings of a recent research brief at the Student Veterans of America National Conference in San Antonio Thursday.

  • NatCon2018: Business Plan Competition
    NatCon2018: Business Plan Competition

    A select group of chapter leaders has been invited to pitch their plans during the 5th annual National Business Plan Competition at Student Veterans of America’s National Convention.

  • NatCon2018: Featured speakers
    NatCon2018: Featured speakers

    Student Veterans of America is featuring several prominent speakers as part of its National Convention. Here are brief biographies of them.

  • 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.

  • A student vet’s guide to corporate recruiters
    A student vet’s guide to corporate recruiters

    Everything student vets need to know to make the most of their interactions with corporate recruiters.

  • More regulation needed for ‘predatory schools’?
    More regulation needed for ‘predatory schools’?

    If the Veterans Affairs Department approves a school for GI Bill funding, does that mean it’s a good school? The answer should be yes, said Tanya Ang, policy and outreach director for the nonprofit Veterans Education Success, but it isn’t.

  • 5 business reasons for schools to recruit vets
    5 business reasons for schools to recruit vets

    Student veterans are good for business, according to panelists who presented the findings of a recent research brief at the Student Veterans of America National Conference in San Antonio Thursday.

  • NatCon2018: Business Plan Competition
    NatCon2018: Business Plan Competition

    A select group of chapter leaders has been invited to pitch their plans during the 5th annual National Business Plan Competition at Student Veterans of America’s National Convention.

  • NatCon2018: Featured speakers
    NatCon2018: Featured speakers

    Student Veterans of America is featuring several prominent speakers as part of its National Convention. Here are brief biographies of them.