UT Arlington offers workshop series focused on student veteran issues

ARLINGTON, Texas – The University of Texas at Arlington will focus on the academic needs and transitional challenges that face many military veterans undertaking college life, when it hosts its Student Veterans Workshop Series from Sept. 21 to Nov. 30 on the UT Arlington campus. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says as soldiers return from Iraq and Afghanistan and tap into Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, the number claiming education aid continues to increase. An average of 525 veterans enrolled at UT Arlington during both the fall and spring 2009 semesters. That number nearly