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Proceedings of the Second Conference on Veterans in Society: Humanizing the Discourse
(2015)
The second conference on Veterans in Society represented ongoing growth and continuity in our research program. Our first conference, “Changing the Discourse” (2013), marked the first academic conference solely focused on ...
Examining the Differences in Veterans and Non-Veterans at the Chronic Pain Management Unit
(2014-04)
The CPMU consists of both veterans and non-veterans who exhibit a wide range of chronic pain problems. In this study, it is hypothesized that veterans and non-veterans will score better at discharge than at admission, based ...
Writing War: Veterans in the College Writing Classroom
(Virginia Tech; Veterans in Society: Changing the Discourse, 2013-04-15)
As writing classrooms may be the primary locations where students' military experiences are shared, writing instructors bear special ethical responsibility when teaching veterans. A discussion of research conducted with ...
Veterans in Society Conference 2014: Humanizing the Discourse (Conference Program)
(2014-04)
This program lists the daily sessions, presentations, and events that took place during the 2014 Veterans in Society Conference, which was held from April 27-28, 2014 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, VA. This program also ...
Defense to Degree: Accelerating Engineering Degree Completion for Military Veterans
(Virginia Tech; Veterans in Society: Changing the Discourse, 2013-04-15)
This paper will focus on the accelerated track for military veterans into bachelor's degrees in engineering. It is important to have contact with the military veteran prior to their arriving on campus to begin their ...
Stolen Valor: Supporting and Defending Another's Right to Lie
(Virginia Tech; Veterans in Society: Changing the Discourse, 2013-04-15)
The United States Supreme Court's recent decision (plurality) in U.S. v. Alvarez (567 U.S. __, 132 S.Ct. 2537) has met with derision in some circles and support in others. The Court stated, "content-based restrictions on ...
A Sample of Best Practices to Support Veterans in Attending and Completing Engineering Degree Programs
(Veterans in Society: Changing the Discourse; Virginia Tech, 2013-04-15)
This paper describes some sample best practices identified by three institutions, Virginia Tech, Kansas State University, and the University of San Diego to support the recruitment, transition, and retention of veterans ...
Examining the Motives for Veterans Writing Workshops: Is It Clinical, Political, Instructional, or All the Above?
(Virginia Tech; Veterans in Society: Changing the Discourse, 2013-04-15)
This paper surveys some of the issues involved with forming a veterans writing group. There appear to be three reasons for starting a veterans writing group: therapy, politics, or instruction, and these intentions often ...
Support the Troops? A Community in Dialogue
(2014-05-21)
The vigorous national controversy surrounding Steven Salaita's article, "No, thanks: Stop saying 'support the troops' " in Salon.com (Aug 25, 2013: http://www.salon.com/2013/08/25/no_thanks_i_wont_support_the_troops/) ...
Closing Discussion "The Future of Veterans Studies"
(2014-05-29)
Our conference theme for 2014 is Humanizing the Discourse, a title that speaks to a two-fold aim. We hope to foster increasingly sophisticated dialogue regarding veterans. This requires recognizing the individual humanity ...