THE NEW SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN NEW G.I. PROGRAM
TO PROVIDE FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS
New York, March 17, 2009 – The New School today announced its participation in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ new GI program. By enrolling in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program and providing additional scholarships matched under the government program, the university will offer full tuition benefits to ten qualifying veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
“The GI bill represents our country’s commitment to both our service men and women and the value of a quality education,” said Bob Kerrey, president of The New School. “The New School has a proud history of serving at the intersection of these values to provide returning veterans access to new opportunities. Under the World War II GI Bill of 1944, the university welcomed home hundreds of service members to a new future. These men and women helped establish Greenwich Village and The New School community as the intellectual and creative epicenter of New York. The partnership between the university and the GI Bill helped build the traditions that sustain the university’s mission today. The New School is proud to continue this legacy by opening our doors to those who have served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. This law established a program at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide benefits for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. The program provides benefits for up to 4 years based on a proportional calculation of 36 months of duty or up to four academic years annual assistance. The program pays up to the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition, which is $5,758.00 in New York State based on the State University of New York. This program also provides veterans enrolled full-time a monthly housing allowance based on military housing benefit rates and an annual stipend of $1,000 for books and supplies.
As a participant in the Yellow Ribbon Program, The New School has committed to meet 50 percent of the charges remaining after the base state maximum amount is applied. Because the program provides dollar-for-dollar matching funds for any voluntary tuition support by schools costing more than the highest public in-state program, veterans will be able to attend The New School at no cost.
Beginning April 1, 2009, students may search the VA’s website at www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/Yellow_ribbon.htm for institutions such as The New School that have expressed interest in participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program. Benefits will be available beginning on August 1, 2009 for qualifying veterans accepted to a degree program at the university for the Fall 2009 semester.
The New Yorker documented the influence of post-World War II veterans flooding into Greenwich Village to take classes at The New School under the original GI Bill in article titled, “It Took a Village,” written by Louis Menand in the January 5, 2009 issue. The article describes the neighborhood’s development through the influence of those who created, wrote and edited The Village Voice, including New School students Dan Wolf and Edwin Fancher.
About The New School
Located in the heart of New York’s Greenwich Village, The New School is a center of academic excellence where intellectual and artistic freedoms thrive. The 10,200 matriculated students and more than 6,400 continuing education students who attend the university’s eight schools enjoy a disciplined education supported by small class sizes, superior resources, and renowned working faculty members who practice what they teach. The eight schools of the university are: The New School for General Studies, The New School for Social Research, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, Parsons The New School for Design, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, Mannes College The New School for Music, The New School for Drama, and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu.
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