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A U.S. Naval Academy building former named after a member of the Confederacy has now been renamed to honor former President Jimmy Carter, the only president to attend the academy.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro renamed the Naval Academy building, formerly named after a member of the Confederacy, after the only U.S. president to attend the institution. Maury Hall, which was named after Matthew Fontaine Maury, considered the father of naval oceanography who joined the Confederacy, will now be known as Carter Hall, […]

The Naval Academy and Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck are among defendants in a new case calling for the boards of visitors at the service academies to be restored.

His parents, John and Kim Johnson, received his degree during Friday’s Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony. Vice President Kamala Harris, the keynote speaker, presented his diploma.

Under the new policy, midshipmen who have met academic requirements at the time of their death can receive their degrees posthumously, if approved by the academic board, Cmdr. Alana Garas, spokesperson for the academy, said.

Chase Standage filed a lawsuit in late 2020 against Naval Academy officials after the school moved to expel him for a series of tweets that academy leadership criticized as inappropriate and, in some cases, racist.

Ensign Chase Standage, who is currently working toward a post-graduate degree at the University of Maryland, commissioned and graduated from the Naval Academy Friday. Following his post-graduate work, he will head to Pensacola for flight school.

After a midshipman facing expulsion settled a lawsuit against the head of the Naval Academy, he graduated Friday as a member of the Class of 2021 and commissioned as a Navy ensign

Follow along with coverage of the Naval Academy Class of 2021 graduation with reporting and photos from the stadium.

Follow along with coverage of the Naval Academy Class of 2021 graduation with reporting and photos from the stadium.