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Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material • Apr. 16, 2025, 12:15 PM ET (AP)
Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge • Apr. 4, 2025, 9:42 PM ET (AP)
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office • Apr. 1, 2025, 10:27 PM ET (AP)
US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions • Mar. 28, 2025, 7:29 PM ET (AP)
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Also Known As Annapolis Academy
Date October 10, 1845
Headquarters Annapolis
Areas Of Involvement higher education
Notable Alumni Jimmy Carter • John McCain • Richard E. Byrd • Ross Perot • Sunita Williams • Michelle Howard • Tim Sheehy • Kayla Barron • Nicole Aunapu Mann • David Robinson • Jim Lovell • Bruce McCandless • Hyman G. Rickover • Alfred Thayer Mahan • George Dewey • Charles Bolden • Chester W. Nimitz • Thomas Stafford • William A. Anders • Wally Schirra • Roger Staubach • Oliver North
Related People George Bancroft • Franklin Buchanan

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