Word: rotcs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...only way that Cornell could abolish all ROTC programs from campus is to forfeit its land grant status and thereby lose the major source of its funds for operation...
Cornell, because of a law requiring land-grant colleges to have military science programs, has had ROTC at its five undergraduate colleges since the training program began during World...
When Cornell first established ROTC over 50 years ago, the program was mandatory for all first and second year students in all of Cornell's six undergraduate colleges...
Compulsory ROTC remained at Cornell until 1956, when the faculty voted to make its status voluntary...
...ROTC was not an issue again at Cornell until 1968. In the face of adverse reaction to Vietnam and a growing feeling that the University itself was too deeply involved in United States military efforts, the faculty of Arts and Sciences at Cornell voted to discontinue all credited ROTC courses in that college. But credited ROTC courses remained at the other five undergraduate colleges at Cornell and ROTC cadets were still admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences...