Supporting Military-Connected College Students: Applying Theory to Student Affairs Practice

This valuable resource provides an up-to-date and accessible evidence-based guide to help ensure student veteran and military-connected student success in higher education institutions. Chapter authors provide historical and contemporary contexts of student veterans and military-connected students in higher education, discuss issues of intersectionality and mental health, and share student-centered best practices for success. Grounded in evidence-based theory and using an assets-based approach, this book explores useful identity development models as well as unique considerations of this student group. Compiled from the most respected experts in the field in addition to newer innovative practitioners, this volume is an accessible guide for higher education and student affairs practitioners, faculty, and graduate students who form the next generation of support.