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Why some veterans feel alienated on campus and how universities can help

  • Written by Andrew Harvey, Director, Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research, La Trobe University
Why some veterans feel alienated on campus and how universities can helpDiscipline, leadership and time management are some of the positives veterans say they bring to their studies. But not everyone has a chance to demonstrate these.rekrsoldier/flickr, CC BY-SA

Some veterans say they find campus alienating, don’t feel they belong and fail to disclose their military status when they enrol, according to one of the...