SPEAKING UP
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“Veterans make the best college students, they should have the best protections.” Former Argosy student Kendrick Harrison and our VP @TanyaMAng joined allies today in calling for greater protections for military-connected students. #DefendBorrowers #VetsEdSuccess pic.twitter.com/NhUW3fxhZr
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) January 16, 2020
Today Congress will hear the overwhelming voice of veterans and national Veteran and Military Service Organizations: protect student veterans and improve #highered outcomes! #VetsEdSuccess #Vets4HEA #DefendTheGIBill pic.twitter.com/IIwPtruyby
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) June 13, 2019
📺 Andi, a @USMC veteran, credits the support provided by VES for helping him transfer to a new school after the college he was attending closed. Watch and learn the advice he has for other military-connected students. Visit https://t.co/OaAQzOA4bt #NatCon2020 #VetsEdSuccess pic.twitter.com/ac1ItSOoGI
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) January 4, 2020
Travis served 9 years in the @USArmy then enrolled in ITT Tech. After they took out a student loan without his permission and closed he was able to get his #GIBill benefits restored to use successfully at another college. #GIBillRights #VetsEdSuccess https://t.co/tu9spyzIyX pic.twitter.com/zjxyZ0Gbcw
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) June 27, 2019
Thank you @EdTrust for inviting VES and @Bnivens21 to share our perspective on ways #highered can better support #socialmobility for military connected students. Let's do this again! #VetsEdSuccess #GIBillRights pic.twitter.com/mtyxmsPF1o
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) June 25, 2019
OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT REPORTS
State Policy Advocacy Report January 2019 – April 2020
In just the last sixteen months, Veterans Education Success has worked with state legislators, higher education non-profits, and veteran/military service organizations to introduce first-in-the-nation 90/10 loophole closure bills in three states.
Key Photos from our work Elevating Veteran Voices: 2019
Check out photos of our veterans telling Washington what's needed!
1st Half of 2019 – Our Accomplishments
VES' activity and accomplishments in the first half of 2019
OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
Student Veteran Submission: Paola Santiago Testimony to the Department of Education
Good afternoon. My name is Paola Santiago and I’m a veteran of the U.S. Army. I am here today because DeVry’s false advertising led me to waste my time and hard-earned benefits at a school [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Damian Pearsall Testimony to the Department of Education
Good morning. My name is Damian Pearsall and I’m a Navy Veteran. I graduated from the Art Institute of Indianapolis in their fashion design program. During recruitment, the school misrepresented the job prospects for its [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Brendan Mullican Testimony to the Department of Education
Good afternoon, my name is Brendan Mullican and I am a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in the Iraq War. I decided to use my GI Bill benefits to earn a bachelor’s degree [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Kenneth Shaw Testimony to the Department of Education
Good afternoon, my name is Kenneth Shaw. I served in the Navy and the Army. I attended Argosy University’s Dallas campus from 2013 to 2018 in their online business program. I completed all courses in [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Bernard Hilton Testimony to the Department of Education
Good afternoon, my name is Bernard Hilton, and I'm a Marine Corps veteran having served 22 years. In 2014, I enrolled in a two-year program at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary College in Scottsdale, Arizona. One [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Allison Johnson Testimony to the Department of Education
Good afternoon. My name is Allison Johnson and I’m a veteran of the U.S. Army. I am here today because I want you to know how for-profit colleges like Keiser University take advantage of disabled [...]
Our Oral Testimony to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)
James Haynes, Veterans Education Success Oral Testimony National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity February 24, 2022 Good afternoon, my name is James Haynes and I am the Federal Policy Director for Veterans Education [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Linda Lopez Testimony to the Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking Public Comment of Linda Lopez February 18, 2022 Good afternoon. My name is Linda Lopez. I graduated from University of Oregon at 58 years old, and I’m currently working [...]