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改进学生-退伍军人叙事
More than 60 academic and government leaders convened at Syracuse University’s 国家退伍军人资源中心 对于一个 首开先河的峰会 addressing pressing challenges facing student-veterans. Co-hosted by Syracuse and the University of Tennessee, the two-day event coincided with the 50th anniversary of the All-Volunteer Force. Outcomes included seven key takeaways and a firm commitment to improving the student-veteran narrative. “We need to create clear pathways to opportunities for enlisted persons, and we need to tell their stories if we expect our enlisted service system to continue,雪城大学校长肯特·西弗鲁德说.
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被Veteran-Ready
拥有200多个,000 service members transitioning to civilian life each year, colleges and universities need to be “veteran-ready.” This means providing student-veterans with resources, support and access to education that prepares them for success. “We need to shake things up, find new paths forward,” said retired U.S. 陆军中将. Col. 维克多·霍尔曼，1982年, underscoring the need for higher education and the federal government to collaborate more closely. Since 9/11, student-veteran enrollment has nearly tripled.
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提供途径和机会
Higher education and the military are bracing 对于一个 drop in the college-age population, due to declining birth rates since the Great Recession. 因此, improving higher education’s access to the Department of Defense is one way to offset potential recruitment and enrollment challenges. “Military-connected students require different systems and structures of support,罗谢尔·福特说, 迪拉德大学校长, 一个私人, 新奥尔良历史上的黑人机构. The former Syracuse professor added that asynchronous strategies, 比如自主学习和远程学习, can benefit those who don’t live near a military base.
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驾驭官僚主义
“退伍学生厌倦了被边缘化, that they’re a hero to be lauded or a victim to be helped,马修·阿米顿说, 乔治·W·布什政府的高级顾问. 布什研究所. 美国.S. Marine Corps Reserve colonel urged the academy and Department of Defense (DOD) to “control the narrative” of the student-veteran experience. This includes teaching student-veterans how to navigate the DOD’s bureaucracy. “They need to understand the process and cost of earning a college degree,” Amidon continued. “教育之路是通往机会之路.”
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引领未来
Panelists agreed that in addition to the Department of Defense, the academy should cooperate more closely with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enhance learning outcomes. VA pilot programs—“small experiments” to determine what works and what doesn’t for student-veterans—are one approach. Academic leaders are also encouraged to play a more direct role in shaping student-veteran legislation. “We have an obligation to make sure that every member of our veteran community can reach their unique, 全部潜力,” said University of Montana President Seth Bodnar, a U.S. 陆军老兵.
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培养社区意识
尽管911后的G取得了成功.I. Bill, veterans remain a minority on college campuses. 因此，像这样的组织 美国学生退伍军人协会 (上海广电), 的1,400个章节代表600多个,000名参与者, are poised to support educational advancement and career growth. “These organizations also foster a sense of community,科里·舍克说, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost (pictured) concurred, noting the “incredible collection” of leaders at the summit. “I look forward to seeing the impact that our collaboration will have on veterans and active-duty members,这位退休的美国人补充道.S. 空军准将.
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一个交换的生态系统
技能差距和劳动力短缺, 再加上即将到来的人口悬崖, 迫使学术界, the military and the workforce to rethink how to collaborate. “我们需要一个非线性的交换生态系统, where each sector takes a noncompetitive approach to human capital development,布伦特·奥雷尔建议道, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter (pictured) compared the situation to a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, 哪一个, 尽管它的规模很大, 能在两分钟内完成360度旋转吗. “The pandemic has been an accelerant, proving that we can adapt quickly,” said the retired U.S. 海军中将.
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传达最佳实践
Evaluating and redesigning student-veteran programs is a seemingly never-ending process—one that according to RAND Corporation Senior Fellow 伯纳德·罗斯特克66年，70年，应该是灵活和敏捷的. “There’s a problem of status quo among higher ed and the military,他说, adding that the Department of Defense’s personnel system hasn’t “fundamentally changed” since it was put in place in 1948. 梅根·安德罗斯(如图), director of veterans affairs at The Heinz Endowments, 同意他的评估. “我们所有人都需要成为解决方案的一部分,安德罗斯说。, whose foundation supports policy analysis and program evaluations at Syracuse University’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families. “There’s a lot of reliable and well-researched data to inform how to proceed.”
