ROTC
In Rapprochement, University Hosts Welcome Reception For Veterans
For the first time in decades, Harvard hosted on Friday a “welcome reception” for students who are veterans, marking yet another step in the University’s recent efforts to repair relations with the military after nearly forty years of tension.
On Day Hailed as Civil Rights Victory, Activists Say Trans Community Was Forgotten
Hours after President Drew G. Faust led a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and the return of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to Harvard, Lecturer Timothy P. McCarthy ’93 and a number of students spoke out against the University’s decision.
Hopes High for More Cadets with Return of NROTC
The return of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to campus after nearly 40 years has some hopeful that—although many logistical kinks are still to be worked out—current cadets may soon have more peers in the program.
Harvard Officially Welcomes ROTC
After nearly four decades, Harvard has officially welcomed the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps back to campus. A ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon celebrated the opening of a satellite office for the Navy on Harvard’s campus.
Yale Will Get ROTC Unit on Campus
Yale will establish a Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on its campus and begin accepting cadets in fall of 2012.
Soldiers and Students
Over the last half century, changing political circumstances have altered Harvard’s relationship with the armed forces as anti-militarism has become unacceptable and any criticism of the military have focused on specific policies.
Harvard ROTC Commissions Three Officers
The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps commissioned three Harvard College seniors as officers in the U.S. armed forces at a ceremony Wednesday, the first since Harvard officially recognized the program after banning it 40 years ago.
The Evolution of Activism
This generation of Harvard protesters often puts dialogue before destruction, classes before causes, and private conversation before public confrontation.
Before the Military's Estrangement, ROTC Members Do Their Part
A number of students participated in ROTC—which remained a normal part of University life through the escalation in Vietnam.
Tolerance at Harvard: Students Lag Behind Administration
Harvard has recently made strides to better accommodate the needs of its trans population, but activists say that the University still lacks a tolerant environment.
Sex Toys, ROTC, and Conan
The quick and dirty about what's been going on around the Ancient Eight (and other schools too).
