Recruiting Veterans, Columbia Finds an Impressive Applicant Pool

New York Times

November 14, 2011

Life has come full circle for the military and Columbia University. In 1947, Columbia opened its School of General Studies to accommodate returning World War II veterans whose education was financed by the G.I. Bill. During the Vietnam War protest years, veterans all but disappeared from campus and stayed disappeared for decades. And now, in good part thanks to passage of the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill in 2008, veterans are returning in numbers not seen in half a century.

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