{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://foushee.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-foushee-cautions-against-plan-to-relocate-historic-duke-nccu-army-rotc-program", "Rep. Foushee Cautions Against Plan to Relocate Historic Duke-NCCU Army ROTC Program", "2025-11-24", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Valerie P. Foushee", "F000477", "foushee.house.gov", "foushee", "https://foushee.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC (November 24, 2025) \u2014 Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to United States Army Brigadier General Maurice Barnett cautioning against the reclassification of the Bull City Battalion, a joint Army Reserve Officers\u2019 Training Corps (ROTC) program between Duke University and North Carolina Central University.\n\nThe Bull City Battalion has been hosted at Duke University since 1982, where it was previously known as the Blue Devil Eagle Battalion. A recent proposal seeks to reclassify this program as an extension of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, fundamentally altering its structure and leadership. Under this proposed reclassification, the host institution would shift from Duke University to UNC Chapel Hill. This change would result in the removal of Duke University\u2019s Professor of Military Science position along with other civilian staff positions currently based at Duke.\n\nCongresswoman Foushee raises concerns about the impact this reclassification would have on NCCU cadets. She notes that \u201cthe new structure doubles travel time and distance to the host institution, creating clear logistical and financial burdens.\u201d Furthermore, the Congresswoman warns that \u201cthe loss of local administrative and instructional presence risks diminished participation, higher attrition, and a smaller pool of future officers from one of the Army\u2019s most effective and diverse commissioning pipelines.\u201d\n\nCongresswoman Foushee also raises concerns about losing the distinct strengths that Duke and NCCU bring to cadet development. She emphasizes Duke\u2019s leadership in defense research and national security, while highlighting NCCU\u2019s historic role as an HBCU in cultivating officer talent that reflects the nation\u2019s diversity and strengthens its military leadership.\n\nThe letter urges Cadet Command to reconsider this reclassification or, at minimum, conduct a comprehensive impact review before proceeding. To complete a sufficient review, Congresswoman Foushee maintains that it must evaluate critical outcomes including officer production rates, diversity, recruiting sustainability, and cost efficiency to determine whether reclassification serves the Army\u2019s mission and interests.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://foushee.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-foushee-cautions-against-plan-to-relocate-historic-duke-nccu-army-rotc-program"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1626357920467854, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}