West Point

Paul Farnan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, talks with cadets after they presented their capstone projects in May 2023 at the military academy at West Point.

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For these West Point cadets, military leadership includes finding solutions to climate change

Desiree D'Iorio

Under a new Army program, West Point students are working with the Defense Department to address climate challenges that could affect national security.

Dignitaries - including Robert E. Lee's great grandson, Hanson E. Ely III (right) - unveil a portrait of the Confederate general in West Point's library in 1953. The portrait is one of several images of Lee that still are displayed at the military academy, where he served as superintendent from 1852 to 1855 before joining the Confederacy.

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Robert E. Lee served as West Point's Superintendent. Should the school still display his portrait?

Desiree D'Iorio

Congress ordered Confederate names and images to be removed from military installations. But what about portraits of Lee before he joined the Confederacy?

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Meet Scholar, Veteran And Entrepreneur Tommy Sowers

Frank Stasio

Tommy Sowers served two tours in Iraq as a green beret. The Duke graduate earned a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics, and he taught at West Point…

Military

Meet Scholar, Veteran And Entrepreneur Tommy Sowers

Frank Stasio

Tommy Sowers served two tours in Iraq as a green beret. The Duke graduate earned a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics, and he taught at West Point…