Faust offered a brief summary of the decisions that led to the return of ROTC to campus.

Her comments came less than a week after a Columbia university-wide legislative body made up of students, faculty, and staff announced their support for ROTC on campus. That move raised concerns at Harvard among students and the Faculty about the transparency of Harvard’s own process to recognize ROTC.

Faust said University President Neil L. Rudenstine established a committee in the 1990s that pivoted the ban of ROTC on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” legislation. Once Congress repealed the policy, she said, the University could no longer legitimize banning ROTC.

“I viewed the repeal of DADT as a significant step towards inclusiveness,” Faust said.

BREAKFAST SEMINARS

Acknowledging that Friday “has become a day that is under-scheduled,” Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris said that planning seminars to accommodate for athletes and students with inflexible afternoon responsibilities has become increasingly difficult.

Currently, no class longer than an hour can be scheduled before 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Classes before 1 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday can be up to 1.5 hours.

But Harris said that longer seminar classes back loaded in the afternoon leave only a small window for students who juggle other activities during that time.

Harris also announced a Faculty decision to facilitate Harvard students who are not concentrating in Music but want to continue cross-registering at the New England Conservatory.

The policy change would allow students to take one or two courses in a term at the New England Conservatory.

—Staff writer Gautam S. Kumar can be reached at gkumar@college.harvard.edu.

—Staff writer Sirui Li can be reached sli@college.harvard.edu.