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Veterans and Higher Education

Recorded May 23, 2008

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Since 2005, Dartmouth President James Wright has made several trips to visit wounded U.S. veterans at military hospitals in Washington, D.C. and in San Diego, Calif. Wright, who served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps (1957-60) before enrolling in college, feels both a special connection to and a particular responsibility to help wounded veterans attend college. Wright worked with American Council on Education, the largest U.S. higher education association, to launch an educational counseling program for wounded veterans.

In this podcast, Wright talks about this work and about his efforts to support a new GI Bill to help all veterans pursue a higher education.

Related links:

• Dartmouth President works to ensure educational opportunities for wounded veterans (Dartmouth News press release, May 2007)
• Dartmouth President named a "New Englander of the Year" (Dartmouth News press release, July 2007)
• Dartmouth President to receive Semper Fidelis Award for work with veterans (Dartmouth News press release, January 2008)