Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan visit Naval War College
NEWPORT, R.I. -- Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook, and Dr. Priscilla Chan visited U.S. Naval War College (NWC) to engage with students on the role of technology and social media in modern conflict, May 22.
The roundtable discussion was composed of officers from each branch of military service.
The couple also had an office call with Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley, president of NWC.
NWC is an upper-level professional military education institution that includes a one-year resident program that graduates 600 resident students a year, and a multifaceted distance education program that graduates more than 1,000 students per year. Students earn Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) credit and either a diploma or a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies or Defense and Strategic Studies. Established in 1884, NWC is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. More than 50,000 students have graduated since its first class of nine students in 1885 and about 300 of today’s active duty admirals, generals and senior executive service leaders are alumni.
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