7.23.26

Every Day Should be Hire a Veteran Day


Hire a Veteran Day lands on July 25, and for a lot of companies that means a flag graphic on LinkedIn and a thank you for your service before lunch. The harder question is “what happens the other 364 days?”... Read More ▶

7.23.26

Veteran Entrepreneur Turns Leadership Experience Into Consulting Practice


Pamela Fleming built her consulting business after eight years of military service and multiple deployments, turning leadership experience into a mission to help organizations manage change. Through the IVMF’s STRIVE program at Houston City College... Read More ▶

7.06.26

IVMF Supports Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026 H.R. 2804


On behalf of the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, I write to express our strong support for H.R. 2804, the Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025, and to commend Representative Vela... Read More ▶

7.06.26

The Workforce You’re Overlooking: What One Military Spouse’s Story Reveals About a Systemic Problem


In the middle of a PCS move, Gabi's marriage fell apart. The reintegration after her husband's deployment never happened. The abuse behind closed doors went unspoken for too long. And suddenly, she was alone, starting over, with nothing but her child... Read More ▶

6.26.26

What a Nation Owes: The Post-9/11 GI Bill and America at 250


On his first day in the Senate, a decorated Vietnam combat veteran introduced legislation to keep a promise the country had not yet made good on. Eighteen months later, it became law. What happened next is where organizations like the IVMF come in.... Read More ▶

6.26.26

The Bill That Built a Generation: FDR, the GI Bill, and the University That Helped Write It


In 1944, Franklin Roosevelt signed legislation that transformed the country. A Syracuse University chancellor, also a veteran, helped shape it. Eight decades later, the institution he led is still honoring the commitment that bill made possible.... Read More ▶

6.22.26

Veteran Entrepreneurs of History: Philadelphia’s Forgotten Founder James Forten


James Forten is one of the original American veteran entrepreneurship stories. He was a free Black teenager in Philadelphia when the country declared independence, and he went to war as a privateer before the law would let him do much else. He came h... Read More ▶

6.17.26

Veteran Entrepreneurs of History: George Levi Knox Built What America Denied Him


As the United States marks 250 years, the story of American service cannot be told only through battlefields, presidents, and policy. It must also be told through the lives of those who came home from war and built something lasting.... Read More ▶

6.11.26

The First Promise: How George Washington Defined America’s Obligation to Veterans


What does a nation owe the people who serve it? More than two centuries later, that question remains at the center of veteran policy, military family support, and the ongoing work of helping those who serve successfully transition into civilian li... Read More ▶

6.09.26

Why Resume Gaps Aren’t The Same For Military Spouses


Before she married into the Coast Guard, Belverly Cutchins had been accepted to the University of Louisville's engineering program. She had the grades, the scholarships, and the trajectory. What she did not have was a labor market designed to move wi... Read More ▶