American Campus Podcast

Why does my campus have an ROTC? with Scott Harding, Charles Howlett, and Seth Kershner

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

From the conception of ROTC after the Spanish-American War, colleges and K12 schools have been central to US military recruitment efforts. Scott Harding, Charles Howlett, and Seth Kershner explain the history of school militarism, and how peace groups have tried to break the war habit in American education.

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