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Former Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert Gates Offers First SGL of the Year
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed former Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates to the university for a candid discussion of his perspective on global issues, Jan. 5, kicking off the 2017... Read More

DARPA Director Introduces NPS to Agency's Latest Advanced Research
Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), addressed students, staff and faculty during an NPS Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL) in King Auditorium... Read More

Retired Navy Capt. Paul Rinn Shares the Story of USS Samuel B. Roberts
Retired Navy Capt. Paul Rinn, first commanding officer (CO) of the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), addressed Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff during a... Read More

Former Secretary of the Navy Talks Cyber Security
Former Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Richard Danzig addressed NPS students, faculty and staff during a Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture at King Auditorium, Feb. 9. Danzig, who served as the 7... Read More

Big Ideas Exchange Highlights Cyber Security, Innovation
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Distinguished Professor and Cebrowski Institute Director Dr. Peter Denning welcomed attendees to NPS’ Big Ideas Exchange in Ingersoll Hall, Dec. 4. Inspired by the huge... Read More

Renowned Energy Authority Dr. Amory Lovins Presents Latest Defense Energy Seminar
Rocky Mountain Institute CEO Dr. Amory Lovins offered NPS students, faculty and staff his views on the rapidly changing environment of the energy industry, during the latest Defense Energy Seminar in ... Read More

NPS Says Farewell to Fall Quarter Graduates
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) said farewell to 331 graduates earning 333 degrees from every U.S. branch of military service and from 29 countries during its fall Quarter Graduation Ceremony at K... Read More

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Guest Lectures at NPS’ CHDS
Education and collaboration are important components to keeping the nation’s border secure, Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol (CBP) Michael J. Fisher told students of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)... Read More

DRMI Celebrates Fifty Years of Fiscal Education, Excellence
The Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, Calif., is celebrating 50 years of educating defense leaders with an eye toward creating sound fis... Read More

NPS Alumnus, Retired Vice Admiral Talks Innovation During SGL
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus and retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael C. Vitale shared a career of lessons learned in innovation with NPS students during a Secretary of the Navy Guest Lectur... Read More

A Warrior’s Legacy – McChrystal Shares His Story During Unique SGL
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates referred to him as “perhaps the finest leader of men in combat I have ever met.” Retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s military resume speaks for itself... Read More

Deputy Secretary of Defense Honors Spring Quarter Graduates
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed Deputy Secretary of Defense and NPS alumnus the Honorable Robert O. Work to its Summer Quarter Graduation ceremony, June 19. Work addressed a graduating cl... Read More

NPS Welcomes Acquisition Professionals to Annual Symposium
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed a who’s who list of the nation’s leading acquisition professionals to the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy’s (GSBPP) 12th Annual Acquisition R... Read More

LOC Conducts 2nd Annual Wargame Planning Conference
The Naval Postgraduate School’s Littoral Operations Center (LOC) hosted the 2nd Annual Wargame Planning Session at Ingersoll Hall, April 23-24. “This discussion is timely, as the U.S. Navy surface fl... Read More

NPS Students Explore Life-Cycle Cost Analysis During E-Week
Retired Rear Adm. Wendi B. Carpenter provided Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students with a window into her career of logistical expertise and life-cycle cost analysis during an NPS Enrichment Week ... Read More

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Shares Lessons in Leadership During SGL
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard spent a day at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), April 3, to offer the latest Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL), and to learn first-hand ... Read More

Cyber Commander Engages NPS Students, Faculty
Adm. Michael Rogers, Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, took advantage of a recent trip to California to stop by t... Read More

Workshop Spurs Maritime Warfare Innovation
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently hosted its annual Warfare Innovation Workshop (WIW) in NPS’ Ingersoll Hall, Sept. 22-25. The workshop brought together students as well as members of indus... Read More

NPS Alumnus, SGL Speaker Honored With Prestigious Award
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David K. Heebner returned to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to speak to the university’s students, faculty and staff, August 13, as a Secretary of the Navy Guest Lectur... Read More

Pacific Fleet Commander Visits Naval Postgraduate School
U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. visited the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and spoke at length to students, faculty and staff in King Auditorium, April 4. NPS President, retire... Read More

Southcom Commander Addresses Naval Postgraduate School Students
Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, head of the United States Southern Command (Southcom), spoke to a packed house of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students, faculty and staff in NPS’ King Auditorium, ... Read More

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Visits Naval Postgraduate School Students
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark E. Ferguson met with students, faculty, and staff at the Naval Postgraduate School Feb. 12, to discuss strategic perspectives that will impact future naval ope... Read More

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, CNO Keynotes Fall Graduation
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) honored its latest round of graduates during the 2013 Fall Quarter Graduation Ceremony held in King Auditorium, Dec. 20. Presiding over a graduation ceremony for t... Read More

Supply Corps Officer Sweeps NPS’ Spring Quarter Graduation Awards
Lt. Cmdr. Autumn Daniel, a Supply Corps officer from remote Roby, Texas, dominated this past quarter’s Naval Postgraduate School graduate awards, honored with four in total including the top award giv... Read More

University Honors Its Latest Class During Spring Graduation Ceremony
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed U.S. Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service to keynote its 2013... Read More

NPS Alumnus Recounts Efforts to Defeat Piracy During Latest SGL
Former Expeditionary Strike Group 2 Commander, retired Rear Adm. Terrence E. McKnight shared his experiences fighting pirates in the Gulf of Aden with students at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), ... Read More

Famed Submariner, Motivational Speaker Addresses NPS Student Body
Retired U.S. Navy Capt., motivational author, and former commander of the USS Santa Fe, David Marquet, addressed Naval Postgraduate School students, faculty and staff in the university’s King Auditori... Read More

Navy’s Cyber Commander Addresses NPS Information Dominance Corps Students
Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers, Commander of the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet (FCC/C10F), spent an afternoon addressing a contingent of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Information Dominance C... Read More

Retired Army General, Former NPS Dean Challenges Fall Graduates
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) honored some 298 students earning 330 advanced graduate degrees during NPS’ Fall Graduation ceremony in King Auditorium, Dec. 14. NPS awards hundreds of defense-foc... Read More

Acclaimed War Correspondent Addresses NPS Student Body
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently welcomed Washington Post Senior Correspondent and Associate Editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran for the latest installment of the Secretary of the Navy Guest Lectu... Read More

James Zumwalt Honors Legacy of His Famous Father During Latest SGL
Acclaimed author, retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. James G. Zumwalt, addressed students, faculty and staff during the latest Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture at the Naval Postgraduate School, Nov... Read More

Key Player in Maersk Alabama Hostage Rescue Addresses NPS Students During Guest Lecture
Renowned Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) alumnus and former USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) commander, U.S. Navy Capt. Frank Castellano, recently addressed students and faculty at NPS’ King Auditorium, Oct. 1... Read More

SIGS, CHDS Founder Paul Stockton Returns to NPS for Briefings, SGL
A familiar face returned to campus, Sept. 25, as NPS welcomed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs Paul Stockton for a campus visit, meetings with faculty... Read More

Naval Postgraduate School’s Summer Grad Class One of the Largest
When Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) President Dan Oliver welcomed the summer graduation class to commencement ceremonies, Sept. 21, he was greeting one of the largest classes in recent history. More ... Read More

Computer Science Alumnus Keynotes Spring Quarter Graduation
A day of perfect weather welcomed family and friends of this quarter’s graduates to the NPS campus for the Spring 2012 Graduation ceremony in King Auditorium, June 15.  NPS President Dan Oliver i... Read More

NPS Welcomes Consultant Dr. Fenton Carey for SGL
On May 15, Naval Postgraduate School students, faculty and staff welcomed aeronautical engineering alumnus Dr. Fenton Carey, a retired naval officer, for a Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture entitled... Read More

USSOCOM McRaven Honors Longtime NPS Professor During SGL
Naval Postgraduate School alumnus Adm. William McRaven, Commander, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), presented a Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL) and award, June 7, in King ... Read More

Afghan Vet Inspires Salinas Youth to be Brainy, Brave and Beautiful
The 2010 winner of the Miss Latina World title, Valencia de la Vega, is the kind of woman plenty of parents would love their young girls to look up to. At first glance, she is confident and poised. Sh... Read More

Expert Shares Controversial Views on Global Financial Crisis
The current global financial crisis has dominated headlines and affected the lives of millions of people around the world since it began in 2008. The recession – generally thought of as a perfect stor... Read More

Under Secretary of the Navy Outlines State of the Navy-Marine Corps Team to NPS Students, Faculty
Under Secretary of the Navy, Robert O. Work, visited his alma mater May 10 to discuss the "State of the Navy" during a special Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture in King Auditorium at Naval Postgradu... Read More

Submarine Forces Commander Highlights Winter Graduation Ceremonies
An increasingly diverse community of graduates, representing the Navy and all U.S. services, several nations, law enforcement and a large group of civilians, were joined by a packed house of family an... Read More

Former USS Cole CO Details the Port of Aden Attack
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are widely considered across the world as one of the most brazen acts of war against the United States in modern times. It is also, of course, not the firs... Read More

Leader in Individual Rights Offers Thought-Provoking Insights During Latest SGL
As President of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights, Dr. Yaron Brook has become a well-known and outspoken leader in individual rights and capitalism. During the latest edition of the Secretary ... Read More

Vice Chief of Naval Operations Outlines the Future Navy During SGL
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson visited his alma mater to offer a Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL), Feb. 16 to students, faculty and staff at the Naval Postgraduate School (... Read More

Naval Submarine League President Outlines Future of the Silent Service
Retired Rear Adm. John Padgett, President of the Naval Submarine League and former Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, presented a special guest lecture, "Future and Way Ahead for the Unit... Read More

iRobot COO and NPS Grad Joseph Dyer Explores Concept Design, Development with University Community
The Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUSER) welcomed guest speaker and NPS alumnus, retired Vice Adm. Joseph Dyer, Chief Operating Officer of iRobot, Inc., to the ... Read More

Summer Graduation Ceremony Includes Award of Honorary Doctorate
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) held its summer graduation ceremony to a packed auditorium of friends, family, faculty, and a large class of 377 graduates, in King Auditorium, Sept. 23. And for o... Read More

Renowned Counterinsurgency Expert and ‘Architect of the Surge’ Lectures on Campus
The Naval Postgraduate School hosted Dr. David Kilcullen, Senior Counterinsurgency Adviser to General David Petraeus in Iraq, for a Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture (SGL) to students, faculty and s... Read More

Ethical Behavior in Lethal Autonomous Systems Expert Lectures at NPS
Throughout the history of mankind, war has been a constant aspect of the human condition. Equally persistent is the impact of technological advances in weaponry, and how this shapes the outcome of con... Read More

Students Hear DoD’s Research Goals Straight from Assistant SecDef Zachary Lemnios
NPS students had a unique opportunity to hear firsthand from an expert in military research and the future of DoD research investments when the Honorable Zachary Lemnios visited the university for mee... Read More

NPS Alumnus Pens America’s National Strategic Narrative
If you ask NPS alumnus Capt. Wayne Porter, Special Assistant for Strategic Synchronization to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, interdependence is not a weakness but a strength. And in his re... Read More

Veteran PAO Discusses Communication Efforts in Afghanistan During Recent SGL
In a country where communication is largely by word-of-mouth, and radio is the dominant media outlet, the U.S. military in Afghanistan has had to place renewed emphasis on using information to empower... Read More

Veteran Industry Executive, Retired Rear Adm. David Oliver, Jr., Keynotes Spring Graduation Ceremonies
Retired Rear Adm. David R. Oliver, Jr., delivered a message of inspiration and change with his keynote address during the Spring Quarter 2011 graduation ceremonies, June 17, in King Auditorium. In in... Read More

Annual Acquisitions Symposium Examines Responsible Defense Spending
Acquisition leaders and professionals gathered at the Embassy Suites in Monterey for the 8th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, May 11-12. Hosted by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Acquisition... Read More

Former NPS Senior FAO Delivers Speech to JFSSPP
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hooper, a former lecturer and Foreign Area Officer (FAO) Coordinator at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) returned to Monterey May 9 to deliver a speech kicking off the ... Read More

A Conversation with New Dean of Students, Capt. Alan Poindexter
  When the Naval Postgraduate School welcomed its new Dean of Students (DoS) early this year, it was a face the campus had seen many times before. Capt. Alan Poindexter is not only an alumnus, ea... Read More

CNO Roughead Keynotes Winter Graduation Ceremonies
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead inspired graduates from all the military services and nine allied and coalition partner nations during his keynote address at the Naval Postgraduate Sch... Read More

Oracle Corp. Security Chief Lectures at NPS
In today’s technology-driven world, the importance of cybersecurity has never been greater. To help push this point forward, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted a Secretary of the Navy Guest Le... Read More

USPTC and NATO Partner to Help Combat Corruption
As the designated United States Partnership for Peace Training and Education Center (USPTC), the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) works closely with other Partnership for Peace Training and Education C... Read More

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Stresses Alliance’s Post-Cold War Relevance
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, French Air Force General Stephane Abrial, strongly defended the post-Cold War relevance of “the most successful alliance in history” at the Secretary of... Read More

Military Robotics Revolution Expert Gives SGL as Supercomputer Beats Its Human Creators
Just one day before “Watson,” the IBM Supercomputer, made history by defeating its human creators, one of the nation’s top robotics experts held NPS students and faculty spell bound with his fast-pace... Read More

International Terrorism Expert Speaks at NPS
The terrorist attack on September 11th is widely recognized as one of the most impactful events of the 21st century, exposing the threat of radical Islamic terrorism to the western world. To many, the... Read More

Imagination Conversation Inspires Participants to “Imagine a Safer Community”
What does a safe community look and feel like? What happens in a community where there is trust among neighbors? These questions and many more were posed at the “Imagination Conversation” hosted by th... Read More

University Provost Leonard Ferrari Outlines State of NPS During Latest SGL
Naval Postgraduate School Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Leonard Ferrari presented the State of NPS address to students, staff and faculty on Jan. 18 as part of the Secretary of the Navy Gue... Read More

Defense Educators Gather for 3rd Annual Global Center Consortium Directors’ Conference
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) top international partner educators gathered in Monterey from Jan. 11-13 to share ideas and practices at the 3rd Annual Global Center Consortium Directors’ Conference... Read More

World Renowned UAV Control Expert Presents GSEAS Distinguished Guest Lecture
Just a week after Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead stressed the importance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to the future of the Navy, Dr. Siva Banda, Senior Scientist for Control Theory... Read More

Maintaining the Edge - NPS, Information Dominance, and the New World
Clouds of smoke billowed from the beaches of Veracruz as hundreds of men faced the uncertainty of their fate. Outnumbered 300 to one and facing a long, difficult battle with the Aztecs, Spanish explor... Read More

World Renown Security Affairs Strategist Speaks at NPS
New York Times bestselling author Dr. Thomas Barnett lectured to a King Auditorium crowd of more than 800 faculty, staff and students during NPS’ latest SGL presentation, Oct. 26. Barnett, a nationall... Read More

Football Legend Roger Staubach Lectures at Naval Postgraduate School
Legendary NFL Hall of Famer and former Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Roger Staubach walked an enthusiastic audience down memory lane, Oct. 5, as he shared his life experiences and leadership lessons with... Read More

NSA Director and First Commander, U.S. Cyber Command Keynotes Summer Graduation
Three hundred and eight U.S. and international students tossed their mortar boards at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Summer 2010 graduation ceremonies Sept. 24 following a rousing keynote address by ... Read More

2010 Homeland Security Conference Brings Key National Security Experts to NPS
With the recent anniversary of September 11 providing a somber reminder to the importance of their mission, experts from around the country gathered for the 4th Annual Homeland Security Conference hel... Read More

Award Winning Journalist Talks Media Relations With DoD’s Warrior Diplomats
More than 30 military students designated as Foreign Area Officers (FAO) got the inside scoop on media relations from award-winning reporter Martin Savidge, Sept. 15, part of the latest Joint Foreign ... Read More

Former Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke Calls for New National Cyber Defense Policy to Prevent a Cyber 9/11
The Honorable Richard Clarke – former National Coordinator and Special Assistant for Counterterrorism, Security, Global Affairs and Cyber Warfare to three presidents – called for a new national cyber ... Read More

Capt Paul Rinn Shares the Story of Saving the USS Samuel Roberts
Retired Navy Capt. Paul Rinn was the first Commanding Officer (CO) of the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts, and he had quite a heroic story to share when he spoke to students and faculty d... Read More

World Authority on Electromagnetic Cloaking Presents GSEAS Distinguished Guest Lecture
Invoking Harry Potter’s magic cloak and H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man,” one of the world’s foremost authorities on electromagnetic cloaking, Dr. Gunther Uhlmann, took his Naval Postgraduate School au... Read More

SpaceShipOne Pilot Brian Binnie Describes Record-Breaking Space Flight
In an exciting follow-up to the visit with Aviator Dick Rutan in April, the Point Lobos Section of the American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics presented a lecture with SpaceShipOne pilot Br... Read More

Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Addresses NPS Community
One year after his induction into the NPS Hall of Fame, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), spoke to NPS students, staff and faculty on August 10 as part of the Secretar... Read More

Former PACOM Chief Admiral Timothy Keating Addresses Asia-Pacific FAOs
With a mix of nostalgia and pride, retired Admiral Timothy Keating, former Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), addressed a room full of PACOM Foreign Area Officers (FAOs) as part of the Joi... Read More

Alumnus, Energy Secretary Buzz Savage Lectures on Nuclear Future
What if you found out you were only using about one percent of the oil and gasoline that you put into your car, and discovered the rest was just shipped off to sit and decay for the next 100,000 years... Read More

Communications Pioneer, Bronze Stars Headline Spring 2010 Graduation
There was something special about Spring 2010 Graduation ceremonies at the Naval Postgraduate School, where 248 U.S. and international students earned a total of 253 advanced degrees, June 18. The ai... Read More

Honorable Thomas C Reed Shares the History of Nuclear Proliferation with NPS Community
In a deliberate and captivating lecture to NPS students, staff and faculty, former Secretary of the Air Force The Honorable Thomas C. Reed delved into the history of nuclear proliferation across the g... Read More

NPS Celebrates “That Was the Year That Was!” Centennial Finale
From a personalized message from the International Space Station to the final triumphant flourish of John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever” conducted by the composer’s great granddaughter, th... Read More

Short Course Highlights Latest, Greatest Technologies
As an institution invested in keeping up with the latest technologies, NPS is home to experienced students, faculty and researchers in fields across the board. This year, the 27th Annual Technology Re... Read More

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey Addresses NPS Community
Naval Postgraduate School students, staff and faculty gathered to see Army Chief of Staff General George W. Casey offer a hopeful and focused look at the future of the Army and its role in the big pic... Read More

Swedish Officials Tap NPS Expertise for VIKING 11
In its role as the United States’ Partnership for Peace Training and Education Center (USPTC), the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) hosted a high-level delegation from the Swedish Armed Forces in April... Read More

Renowned Scientist Amory Lovins Promotes Cleaner, Safer Resources for Troops
If energy conservation was a competition, Amory Lovins is the man everyone would want on their team. He is one of the leading scientists in the energy community, and co-author of Winning the Oil Endga... Read More

Aviator Dick Rutan Tells of Record-Breaking Flight Aboard the Voyager
In early April, renowned aviator and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Glenn “Dick” Rutan spoke to a packed audience in the MAE Auditorium at NPS about his time in the Armed Forces and his record-bre... Read More

OR Dept. Holds High-Level Workshop for Chilean Navy
At the request of Chief of Naval Research Admiral Nevin P. Carr, the Naval Postgraduate School Operations Research (OR) Department conducted the first OR Workshop for the Chilean Navy, in Valparaiso. ... Read More

Area Students Get a Call from Orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery
More than 1,000 students, parents and members of the NPS community packed King Auditorium Saturday morning where they received a call from the Space Shuttle Discovery orbiting more than 200 miles into... Read More

Growing a Brighter Future for Conflict-Affected Environments
Agriculture and the empowerment that comes with self-reliance allow conflict-affected environments around the world to rebuild economic foundations and establish lasting resources. From March 22-25, ... Read More

Bronze Stars, Navy Assistant Secretary Juan Garcia Headline Winter Graduation Ceremonies
Two hundred forty six U.S. and international students earned the right to toss their tassels at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Winter Quarter 2010 graduation ceremonies, Mar. 26 in King Auditorium. ... Read More

International Data Farming Workshop Participants Explore the Possibilities
Since it became the official hub for the International Data Farming Workshop (IDFW) in 2006, the Naval Postgraduate School’s Simulation Experiments & Efficient Designs (SEED) Center for Data Farmi... Read More

NPS Leads International Partnerships for Building Peace Through Prevention
Military strategists have long valued the power of maintaining peace through the prevention of war, but perhaps its emphasis could never be stronger than it is right now. Case in point, the Maritime S... Read More

Global Public Policy Academic Group Holds Global Challenges Program in Geneva
The inaugural program, “Global Challenges: Leadership and Cooperation in Complex Environments,” was held from 15-20 November at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), in Geneva, Switzerland. Th... Read More

“NPS’ Own” Admiral Hank Mauz Rallies Fall 2009 Grads
Nearly 400 Naval Postgraduate School students tossed their tassels at festive Fall 2009 commencement exercises in King Hall, Dec. 18. “Somebody really ought to make a movie about our keynote speaker’... Read More

Apollo 11 Hero Regales Space Systems Students, Faculty
Neil Armstrong’s ‘giant leap for mankind’ would have turned into tragedy had it not been for the fast thinking and courageous action of a Naval Postgraduate School distinguished alumnus, retired Navy ... Read More

Former Air Force Chief Stresses the Constant of Transformation
A former Joint Chief gave a special guest lecture to the student body at the Naval Postgraduate School before being honored the same evening by a reception in his honor by the NPS Foundation. Retired... Read More

Special Ops Head, Alumnus Addresses Defense Analysis Students
Since the Special Operations curriculum of the Naval Postgraduate School’s Defense Analysis Department is sponsored by the U.S. Special Operations Command, a visit and special lecture by USSOCOM Comma... Read More

Army’s “Soldier Scholar” Rallies Students with Passion for Values-Based Training
Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center at Fort Leonard Wood, rallied Naval Postgraduate School students with a resounding passion for full spectrum trainin... Read More

Marine Air Wing Commander Congratulates Summer Grads
Commanding General of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Maj. Gen. Thomas Conant rallied 255 Naval Postgraduate School graduates to use their intellectual capital to the fullest in their continued careers a... Read More