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Review faults federal Merchant Marine Academy for mold, lack of diversity and an outdated curriculum

Review faults federal Merchant Marine Academy for mold, lack of diversity and an outdated curriculum
Ian Duncan 24 Noc 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/11/24/merchant-marine...

A congressionally ordered review of the federal sailors academy concluded the school was beset with problems including aging facilities, a striking lack of diversity, and a curriculum that was failing to keep up with the needs of an evolving shipping industry.

The National Academy of Public Administration said that widespread problems at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy had festered for years, with school leaders lacking the wherewithal to solve them. The school, the group said, had “lost its way.”