Intersectionality and Sense of Belonging: Unpacking the Student Veteran Experience

Abstract

Military veterans are increasingly diverse students with multiple identity intersections. Using variable- and person-centered analyses with data from NSSE (n= 12,668), we examined impacts of veterans’ diverse identities on the multi-item factors Sense of Belonging, Collaborative Learning, Student-Faculty Interaction, and Quality of Interactions. Policy and practice implications are discussed.