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In the U.S military veterans are another underrepresented group at these well-resourced institutions. Only one in ten veterans using GI Bill benefits enrolls in institutions with graduation rates above 70 percent, while approximately one in three veterans using GI Bill benefits attends a for-profit institution. In this report, the authors outline the data on veteran college enrollment and success, discuss some of the barriersfor both institutions and student veteransto increasing opportunity for veterans at high-graduation-rate colleges and universities, and suggest strategies for overcoming those barriers, including a review of some of the institutions and programs currently seeking to address these issues. ; ITHAKA S+R

Framework and road map -- I: Where we have been and where we are now -- An equity and excellence time line -- In pursuit of excellence -- Equity on a national level: socioeconomic status and race -- The "elite" schools: engines of opportunity or bastions of privilege? -- II: Where we want to go: policy issues -- Race in American higher education: the future of affirmative action -- Broadening the quest for equity at the institutional level: socioeconomic status, admissions preferences, and financial aid -- Government support of higher education -- Improving college preparedness -- Concluding thoughts