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Op-Ed by Ron Avi Astor 

Relations between academia and the military services are not known for their cordiality. The flash point was the Vietnam War. Campuses across the country were incubators of the anti-war movement and arenas for major protests. Many units of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps were shut down, especially at the Ivies. More recently, the government’s “Don’t-Ask-Don’t Tell” policy for gays was a source of friction at some universities.

The repeal of that policy and the fading of history have helped clear the way for better relations, most pointedly symbolized by the return of the ROTC to Harvard after […]

by Teresa Rosales

Mental health disorders in active-duty servicemembers have increased 65 percent since 2000, according to the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center. While federal agencies have dedicated more resources to screen and treat combat troops in recent years, incidents such as the U.S. Army sergeant allegedly murdering 16 civilians in Afghanistan raise serious questions if it is enough.

USC School of Social Work student Sarah Duncan doesn’t think so.

The South Carolina resident, who’s earning her master’s degree through the school’s Virtual Academic Center, believes active-duty soldiers need more extensive psychological screening and care for their mental health problems than what they […]