Veterans, Society, and Service

FAIN: AKB-260545-18

Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ 85281-3670)
Mark Von Hagen (Project Director: October 2017 to September 2019)
Nancy L. Dallett (Project Director: September 2019 to February 2020)
Manuel Aviles Santiago (Project Director: February 2020 to present)
Nancy L. Dallett (Co Project Director: April 2018 to September 2019)

An undergraduate certificate in the study of Veterans, Society, and Service.

Arizona State University will offer an inaugural certificate in the study of Veterans, Society, and Service. Housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the undergraduate certificate will focus on Veterans as part of and reflections of society, but also apart from society during their service and transition back to civilian life; it will contribute to both studying and diminishing the gap between military and civilian cultures; finally, the certificate will explore what civilian society and Veterans can learn from one another about the nature of national service. This innovative program is based on socially and academically responsible interdisciplinary scholarship combining history, literature, ethics, psychology, sociology, and understanding the arts. The implementation grant will position ASU to go beyond the “Veteran Friendly” moniker at universities to seed further civilian-military engagement and build academic weight to the study of Veterans in an international context.