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Over there, over here

Before they were Harvard, they were military. As many as 150 students across the University have seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have real-world stories to tell and pragmatic perspectives to...

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Attention!

The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum was packed to the rafters Wednesday evening (Nov. 17) as the Harvard Kennedy School and its Institute of Politics hosted a public address by America’s highest ranking...

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Harvard welcomes back ROTC

Harvard University announced on Thursday (March 3) that it will formally welcome the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program back to campus, following the decision by Congress in...

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Opening day

A small ceremony on Tuesday marked a big moment in Harvard history: the official opening of the first Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) office on the Harvard campus in 40 years. Harvard had...

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Military greeting

During World War II, Harvard turned Loeb House over to the V-12 Navy College Training Program. It was there that future officers like Jack Lemmon and Robert F. Kennedy got $50 a month to earn their...

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To honor the living and the dead

Veterans Day this year comes on the numerically memorable 11/11/11. The holiday is especially significant for Harvard, since it’s the first Veterans Day in 40 years when there has been a Reserve...

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The return of ROTC

Among the top Harvard stories of 2011 was the return of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) to campus after an absence of 40 years. In March, the University signed an agreement with the Navy....

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Renewing Harvard-Army ties

In a ceremony today at Hilles Hall, Harvard University resumed a connection with the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) that started in 1916. That connection was interrupted when ROTC...

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Stepping up

The day before receiving their degrees, three seniors and one ALM candidate at the Harvard Extension School were commissioned Wednesday as officers in the U.S. military. The late-morning ceremony took...

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Back to basics

Just after dawn yesterday at McCurdy Outdoor Track behind Harvard Stadium, 25 Army cadets stood in formation, ready for group exercise. Ten were students from Harvard. Clad in gray T-shirts and black...

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A welcome to the military

Harvard President Drew Faust faced a tough crowd at the Faculty Club yesterday — tough as in “Don’t mess with these people.” The occasion was the University’s now-traditional fall welcome to military...

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Navy honors Faust with award

The U.S. Department of the Navy has presented Harvard President Drew Faust with the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, its highest civilian honor, for the “selfless determination” she displayed...

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Ready to serve

Steady rain forced one of Commencement week’s usual outdoor events inside on Wednesday. But the wet weather did nothing to detract from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) celebration that...

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Across cultural borders

This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Suzie Verdin loved to dance. But growing up in a community where art and creativity exist in tension, she often...

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A year of change, month by month

JUNE 2012 The Harvard Alumni Association elects Scott A. Abell ’82; James E. Johnson ’83, J.D. ’86; Tracy P. Palandjian ’93, M.B.A. ’97; Swati Piramal, M.P.H. ’92; and Kathryn A. Taylor ’80 to serve...

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Graduating to a life in service

One hundred and fifty years ago, scholars, dignitaries, and members of the military gathered at the end of a week of Commencement celebrations for a special service in Harvard Yard. The lengthy...

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The military-humanities connection

There’s Massachusetts Hall, Wadsworth House, Memorial Hall, and Harvard Hall. There’s Holden Chapel, University Hall, and the Memorial Church. All around campus stand brick-and-mortar reminders of...

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Six seniors inducted into armed forces at Harvard

Standing on the steps of Memorial Church, near walls inscribed with the names of Harvard’s war dead, six graduating seniors swore allegiance to the Constitution on Wednesday and received their first...

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Harvard honors new military officers in ROTC commissioning ceremony

The conferring of degrees is a critical rite of passage for any graduating student, but for those who are also members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), the week of Harvard Commencement...

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