Facilitating Library Support for Student Veterans: The Libraries and Veterans Toolkit

Abstract

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there are approximately half a million service members and veterans using educational benefits to pursue higher education annually. That number is likely much larger, as many veterans may not be eligible for educational benefits or may have exhausted those benefits before completing their education. What this means, in layman’s terms, is that there are more student veterans and service members enrolled in higher education than one might expect. Whether you are at a community college, an Ivy League institution, or a regional comprehensive university, there are student veterans and service members on your campus.