Press
2010
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2009
Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation's first and largest non-partisan, nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, announced the launch of a groundbreaking outreach campaign, anchored by the website NewGIBill.org, to provide educational resources to new veterans seeking to attend college on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which takes effect August 1.
Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s first and largest non-partisan, nonprofit organization representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, applauded President Obama for signing the 2009 war supplemental bill into law, which includes two critical provisions for new veterans and their families.
Today, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s first and largest non-partisan, nonprofit representing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, applauded the House for passing retroactive stop-loss payments and a new education benefit for children of those killed on active-duty as part of the war supplemental bill (H.R.2346).
2009
The Village Voice recently spoke to IAVA Member Veteran Don Gomez, president of the City College Veterans Association at the City University of New York, for this article about the benefits of the new Post-9/11 GI Bill which will go into effect in August 2009.
2009
Nieman Watchdog, a blog sponsored by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, recently spoke with IAVA's Chief Legislative Counsel Patrick Campbell for this article about implementation of the "Post 9/11 GI Bill" and how universities can better prepare for an influx of veterans on campus.
2009
Inside Higher Education recently cited Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) in this progress report on veteran efforts to amend complications associated with the "Post-9/11 GI Bill" implementation. Click here to read the full article.
Inside Higher Ed recently spoke with IAVA's Chief Legislative Counsel Patrick Campbell about some of the Post- 9/11 GI Bill's discincentives - including lack of a housing stipend- for online learners. Click here to read about IAVA's efforts to push the VA and Congress to amend these disincentives.
The Army Times recently published a feature on IAVA's relaunch of GIBill2008.org as a resource center for veterans to learn about their new educational benefits. Click here to read the article.
2008
IAVA's Legislative Director Patrick Campbell joined CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight to discuss specific changes to the new GI Bill now that President Bush has signed it into law. Watch the interview here.
