Gergen had previously said that Harvard’s decision in 2011 to recognize NROTC would “likely...have a ripple effect across the nation.”
Since Harvard announced its official recognition of the program, Columbia, Yale, and Stanford Universities have all welcomed ROTC programs back to their campuses.
Harvard Army SROTC was first established in 1916. Harvard and many peer institutions expelled the program, along with the Air Force and Naval ROTC units, in 1969, in the midst of anti-military sentiment during the Vietnam War.
Since 1976, Harvard students wishing to participate in the Army SROTC program have taken classes on MIT’s campus.
—Staff writer Hana N. Rouse can be reached at hrouse@college.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Justin C. Worland can be reached at jworland@college.harvard.edu.