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Transition from active service to college and the workforce

Columbia University
XSeries Program inVeteran Transition: Academic Excellence and Career Readiness
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What you will learn

  • Foundational academic and study skills for achieving academic success in college.
  • Strategies for more effective reading, writing, test preparation, and time management.
  • A framework for how to begin thinking about and exploring new career opportunities.
  • Practical tips and strategies for making a successful military-to-civilian career transition.
  • General and detailed information about colleges and universities.

  • Expert instruction
    3 high-quality courses
  • Self-paced
    Progress at your own speed
  • 6 months
    2 - 3 hours per week
  • $99.00 USD
    For the full program experience

Courses in this program

ColumbiaX's Veteran Transition: Academic Excellence and Career Readiness XSeries Program

Meet your instructors
from Columbia University (ColumbiaX)

Beth E. Morgan
R.J. Jenkins
Skip Bailey
Tanya Ang
Dirk Vanderlaan
Tiffany Decker
Nick Utzig
Michael Abrams
William Deresiewicz
Sheena Iyengar
Sebastian Junger
Lindsey Pollak
Simon Sinek
Robin Stern
Sara Remedios
Josh Edwin
Beth E. Morgan
Beth E. Morgan

Director of Higher Education Transition and Partnerships

Columbia University

R.J. Jenkins
R.J. Jenkins

Curriculum Designer

Columbia University

Skip Bailey
Skip Bailey

Senior Advisor to the Director of Educational Financing

Columbia University

Tanya Ang
Tanya Ang

Military-Connected Student Advocate

Columbia University

Dirk Vanderlaan
Dirk Vanderlaan

Recruiting Specialist

Columbia University

Tiffany Decker
Tiffany Decker

Senior Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs

Columbia University

Nick Utzig
Nick Utzig

Ph.D. Student

Columbia University

Michael Abrams
Michael Abrams

Founder, FourBlock; Marine Corps Veteran; Former Executive Director, Center for Veteran Transition and Integration

Columbia University

William Deresiewicz
William Deresiewicz

Best-Selling Author, Award-Winning Essayist

Columbia University

Sheena Iyengar
Sheena Iyengar

World-Renowned Expert on Choice, S. T. Lee Professor of Business

Columbia University

Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger

NYT Best-Selling Author, Documentary Filmmaker

Columbia University

Lindsey Pollak
Lindsey Pollak

Career and Workplace Expert, NYT Best-Selling Author

Columbia University

Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek

Optimist, Motivational Speaker, NYT Best-Selling Author

Columbia University

Robin Stern
Robin Stern

Associate Director of Partnerships for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

Columbia University

Sara Remedios
Sara Remedios

Associate Dean of Students

Columbia University

Josh Edwin
Josh Edwin

Senior Assistant Dean of Students

Columbia University

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