Academics took a front seat at Thursday’s two-hour faculty and staff discussion about ROTC, where about 30 attendees departed from Tuesday’s student town-hall conversation focused on discrimination in the military.
Psychology professor Ewart Thomas, chair of the Faculty Senate’s ad hoc committee studying ROTC’s possible return, opened the discussion before history professor Barton Bernstein asked for clarification on Stanford’s current relationship with ROTC.
“We do have ROTC students in our midst,” Thomas said. “Stanford students are ROTC cadets.” Those students must commute to UC-Berkeley, San Jose State University or Santa Clara University to participate in the program.
Bernstein also asked whether any ROTC courses are taught on campus today, pointing out a military science course that is listed in the bulletin. Navy ROTC cadet and committee member Akhil Iyer ’11 explained that a leadership course required of freshman and sophomore cadets is “held informally at Tresidder,” but is not taught by Stanford professors and cannot be taken for Stanford or transfer credit.
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