2.18.21

Tips To Conserve Energy and Stay Safe


Winter Storm Uri hit harder than most could have anticipated and many have been left without power and heat days.... Read More ▶

2.18.21

Resources for specific Texas Locations


IVMF understands many are affected by the Winter Storm Uri. This shortlist from newsnotnoise.com outlines a few available resources for those in Texas Dallas-Fort Worth 1 DALLAS-FT.WORTH RESOURCES newsnotnoise.com 2 NUMBERS TO CAL... Read More ▶

2.15.21

Make ‘Garage-Gate’ matter


IVMF Director and Syracuse University Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mike Haynie, recently wrote about the veteran suicide epidemic and how the National Guard suffers the highest rates at 30.6 suicides per 100,000 members.... Read More ▶

2.11.21

How Veterans Leaving the Military Can Launch a Political Career


Military.com recently wrote about IVMF's Veteran Program for Politics and Civic Engagement stating it "should be the first stop for any veteran candidate".... Read More ▶

2.04.21

Military Spouses in the Workplace


This project, by Hiring Our Heroes (HOH), in collaboration with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University and in partnership with Starbucks and the support of the Starbucks Foundation, uses the results from an onl... Read More ▶

2.04.21

Some Veteran Entrepreneurs Say Military Experience Is Helping Them Withstand The Pandemic


According to a survey from Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families, 76 percent of vet entrepreneurs say they lost business because of the pandemic. About a third anticipate closing their businesses. ... Read More ▶

2.03.21

Biden Must Heed Veteran Priorities


With President Biden's inauguration and the beginning of a new Congress, this is the moment to think of the nation’s 18 million military veterans and their families. For those who have borne the battle, who wore the uniform in our nation’s defens... Read More ▶

2.01.21

IVMF’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Group Co-Chair Reflects on Black History Month


As we approach the 2021 recognition of this esteemed celebration, America finds itself immersed in racial tensions at a level that has not been witnessed since the civil rights movement's pinnacle.... Read More ▶

1.26.21

What Veterans Need To Know About Today’s Entrepreneurship Market


Military service and small-business ownership share a distinctive relationship, dating back more than a half-century. Veterans remain more likely to own a business than nonveterans and often tend to out-earn nonveteran entrepreneurs. High-performing ... Read More ▶

1.22.21

IVMF Brings National Community Program Home to Serve Local Syracuse Veterans and Families


Yesterday on January 21st, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the newest AmericaServes network, SyracuseServes, in his State of the City Address.... Read More ▶