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Originally published:<\/strong> 2024-08-13T20:30:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n

VA has a strong network of individuals who attended Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs), and recently, Kendra Lee, associate director of VA Bedford, and Shannon Jordan, engagement and workforce diversity lead in VA\u2019s Office of Health Equity, visited VA Careers\u2019 \u201cTalk About It Tuesday<\/a>\u201d to discuss their HBCU experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of what you pick up at HBCUs will serve you well at VA,\u201d Jordan said. \u201cThat integrity ingrained in you, the belief in using your education and gifts to serve the greater good. The grit you develop\u2026 you find ways to learn what you need to learn, accomplish whatever you need to accomplish. Maybe you don\u2019t have as many resources as other places, but you get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou want to be passionate about what you do, you want to be smart about what you do, you want to work hard, and you want to make sure it has a long-lasting impact,\u201d Lee explained. \u201cThose characteristics prepared me to work for an organization that has high reliability principles, and that is VA.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hear more from Lee and Jordan\u2014including their advice to recent graduates\u2014at VA Car<\/a>e<\/a>ers<\/a>\u00a0now, where you can also learn about VA\u2019s efforts to connect HBCU graduates and students on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n

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Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. Its Veterans is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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