<p>ROTC has been banned from Columbia's campus since the 1960s. While there has been significant momentum toward changing this decision, the university senate consistently reaffirms it. ROTC students have constantly complained that they have been forced to compromise their academics and social lives by having to make long journeys to and from Fordham or other schools to participate in the program.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, a recent induction ceremony for ROTC students was held at Columbia, pardoxically. See this NY Sun article, which notes the ceremony and discusses the controversy surrounding ROTC at Columbia:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nysun.com/article/32885%5B/url%5D">http://www.nysun.com/article/32885</a></p>