Several new government websites now report on college student outcomes by institution, including sites specific to the Post-9/11 GI Bill and military tuition assistance. Higher education officials who serve military students fear that some information being reported could reflect poorly on the GI Bill in particular, making it likelier to be reduced, or eliminated, down the road.
Military Times asked three top leaders in higher education associations — who are also veterans — to write commentaries on the issue.
Stephen M. Jordan
is an Army veteran, past board chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and president of Metropolitan State University of Denver:
Jared Lyon
is a Navy veteran and president and CEO of Student Veterans of America:
Marc Barker
is an Army veteran and immediate past president of the National Association of Veterans Program Administrators, an organization of higher education professionals. He is manager of military and veteran programs and director of the Adult Learner and Veteran Service office at Colorado State University:
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