Supporting veterans in higher education : a primer for administrators, faculty, and advisors / edited by Jose E. Coll, Saint Leo University, Eugenia L. Weiss, University of Southern California.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / by Patrick C. O'Rourke, Lt. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.) -- Preface: The call to higher education -- Examining the roles and responsibilities of institutions of higher education after more than a decade of war / Monica Christina Esqueda, Kris De Pedro, and Hazel Atuel -- Cognitive complexity and student veterans / Chris Simmons, Amy K. Fisher, and Brian Simmons -- An introduction to veteran educational benefits: challenges experienced by student veterans / Dani Molina, Monica Christina Esqueda, and Tara DeBraber -- Lesbian, gay, and bisexual student veterans / Michael D. Pelts, Abigail J. Rolbiecki, and David L. Albright -- Building community in a diverse college classroom / Eugenia L. Weiss -- A model for serving this generation of student veterans in universities: blending supportive services and educational missions / Katherine Selber -- Student veteran challenges in field education and internships: programmatic responses / Pam Franzwa and Ruth Supranovich -- Academic advising for student veterans / Amy Sherman and Charlotte Cahill -- Veterans integration to academic leadership: a collaborative university-U.S. department of veterans affairs outreach program / Audrey M. Sorrells, Sharon Wills, Soncia Reagins-Lilly, Chris Cate, and Jeffrey Moe -- Student veterans impacted by military sexual trauma / Abigail J. Rolbiecki, Michael D. Pelts, and David L. Albright -- Outside the wire: a community-based partnership model for prevention and early identification of psychosocial challenges for student veterans / Todd Abramson, Jan Nissly, and Shawna Campbell -- Student veterans and mental health: posttraumatic stress in the classroom / Julie Canfield and Eugenia L. Weiss -- Gatekeeping for programs in the helping professions / Dexter R. Freeman -- Student veterans as agents of change: developing self-efficacy and community service as the new mission / Rhondda Waddell -- A proposed needs assessment for student veterans / Kimberly Finney and Sherrie L. Wilcox.