"I would say the atmosphere at Howard was rather tense," said David Fax, who is also an HU alumnus. Fax and Harrod arrived at the university in 1972 and joined the Air Force ROTC in 1974; both men ...

Military institutions, including some on college campuses, became targets. "At Howard, they had issues with ROTC," said Howard University alumnus Gregory Harrod.

Howard University, which has won a $90 million military university-affiliated research center (UARC) contract, is the first HBCU (Historically Black College and University) to secure such an award.