Veterans on Campus -- Challenges Adjusting
Story first aired on WFCR, Sept. 30, 2009.
A version also aired on NPR's Weekend Edition, Oct. 10, 2009.
Thanks to the federal G.I. bill, the number of veterans on American college campuses is expected to jump by 30 percent this year — some estimates put it at 100,000 people nationwide, with about 400 at Umass-Amherst alone. But even with financial help, the transition from combat to campus can be tough.
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