We’ll wrap up back to school week at the U.S. Army War College with the re-release of a great discussion between Ed Kaplan, Mike Baim and former Editor-in-Chief Jacqueline E. Whitt, to highlight the contributions of the U.S. Army War College’s Eisenhower Series College Program (ESCP). In a time when the nation sees increasing political divides and claims that the civil-military gap is ever widening, this program reaches out to reverse the trend.
Ed and Mike explain how each academic year a joint cohort of military officers and national security professionals reach out to colleges and town halls across the nation to introduce War College students to audiences that may have little direct knowledge of the military. Their goal is to have reasoned and thoughtful discussions with the society they serve and protect. And for more than 50 years the Eisenhower Program has succeeded in closing that gap with both the rising and established generations in those communities.
You can find other podcast episodes in our Eisenhower Series here or below the photo credits.
Ed Kaplan moved on to become the Dean of the School of Strategic Landpower, but the ESCP is still going strong under the leadership of Col Leon Perkowski in the Department of National Security and Strategy. If you’re interested in participating in the program or if your institution is interested in potentially scheduling a speaking engagement with the ESCP, you can contact Col Perkowski at leon.perkowski@armywarcollege.edu
Dickinson College…students marched on the War College but instead of violence we had discussion.
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COL Mike Baim is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College AY19 Resident Class.
Ed Kaplan is the Dean of the School of Strategic Landpower and former Director of Aerospace Studies at the U.S. Army War College.
Dr. Jacqueline Whitt is the Director of the Organizational Learning Unit in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for the Under Secretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. She was the second Editor-In-Chief of WAR ROOM and remains an associate editor on the team. Follow her on Twitter @notabattlechick.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, or Department of Defense.
Check out this video of a typical engagement for the Eisenhower Series College Program.
Photo Description: On the eve of the operation, Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Greenham Common, an English airfield in Newbury, where he addressed the blackened face of 1st Lieutenant Wallace C. Strobel, Company E, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and other airborne troopers.
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Signal Corps
Other releases in the “Eisenhower Series”:
- PRESERVING DOMESTIC SECURITY
(EISENHOWER SERIES) - OBSERVATIONS FROM NATO’S NORTHERN FRONT REVISITED
(EISENHOWER SERIES) - CANDID CONVERSATIONS ON DIVERSITY
(EISENHOWER SERIES) - A FORCE IN WHICH ANY CITIZEN FEELS WELCOME
(EISENHOWER SERIES) - TO WHAT END? INTERESTS AND VALUES IN AFGHANISTAN
(EISENHOWER SERIES) - RECONSIDERING GREAT POWER COMPETITION
(EISENHOWER SERIES) - STRATEGY FROM THE INSIDE OUT
(EISENHOWER SERIES) - STUDYING SOFT POWER AT THE WAR COLLEGE
(EISENHOWER SERIES) - DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION: THE DOD’S ROLE
(EISENHOWER SERIES) - SERVICE TO THE NATION: CLOSING THE CIVIL-MILITARY DIVIDE
(EISENHOWER SERIES)
