Author: United States. Veterans AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Report on Education and Training Under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, as Amended
Author: United States. Veterans AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The GI Bill
Author: Glenn AltschulerPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199720428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill. In a brilliant addition to Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments in American History series, historians Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin offer a compelling and often surprising account of the G.I. Bill and its sweeping and decisive impact on American life. Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, it was far from an obvious, straightforward piece of legislation, but resulted from tense political maneuvering and complex negotiations. As Altschuler and Blumin show, an unlikely coalition emerged to shape and pass the bill, bringing together both New Deal Democrats and conservatives who had vehemently opposed Roosevelt's social-welfare agenda. For the first time in American history returning soldiers were not only supported, but enabled to pursue success--a revolution in America's policy towards its veterans. Once enacted, the G.I. Bill had far-reaching consequences. By providing job training, unemployment compensation, housing loans, and tuition assistance, it allowed millions of Americans to fulfill long-held dreams of social mobility, reshaping the national landscape. The huge influx of veterans and federal money transformed the modern university and the surge in single home ownership vastly expanded America's suburbs. Perhaps most important, as Peter Drucker noted, the G.I. Bill "signaled the shift to the knowledge society." The authors highlight unusual or unexpected features of the law--its color blindness, the frankly sexist thinking behind it, and its consequent influence on race and gender relations. Not least important, Altschuler and Blumin illuminate its role in individual lives whose stories they weave into this thoughtful account. Written with insight and narrative verve by two leading historians, The G.I. Bill makes a major contribution to the scholarship of postwar America.
An Act to Provide Federal Government Aid for the Readjustment in Civilian Life of Returning World War II Veterans
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Author: M. GasmanPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230617263
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Historically Black colleges and universities play a vital role in the education of African Americans in the United States. For nearly 150 years, these institutions have trained the leadership of the Black community, graduating the nation s African American teachers, doctors, lawyers, and scientists. Despite the wealth of new research on Black colleges, there are topics that remain untouched and accomplishments that go unnoticed by the scholarly community. The chapters in this edited volume focus on topics that deserve further attention and that will push students, scholars, policymakers, and Black college administrators to reexamine their perspectives on and perceptions of Black colleges.
Over Here
Author: Edward HumesPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780151007103
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Here are the stories of some of the men and women returning from World War II, and how their lives changed because of the G.I. Bill of Rights, and how this country changed because of them. The effects were immediate and enduring--the suburbs, the middle class, America's ever-increasing number of college graduates, the lunar landing--all are tied to the G.I. Bill.
A Report on Veterans' Benefits in the United States by the President's Commission on Veterans' Pensions
Author: President's Commission on Veterans' Pensions (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2226
Book Description
Servicemen's Readjustment Assistance
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Considers legislation to extend readjustment benefits provided under the Korean GI Bill of Rights to veterans of peacetime service.
Education and Training and Other Benefits for Veterans Serving on Or After June 27, 1950
Author: United States. Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
Servicemen's Readjustment Assistance
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public WelfarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Considers legislation to extend readjustment benefits provided under the Korean GI Bill of Rights to veterans of peacetime service.