towards females within the academy.
The Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, on 21 December 2012, issued a statement of shame over a recent sexual abuse study which showed the nation's service academies continue to have trouble maintaining safe teaching environments regarding sexual abuse. Reported sexual assaults the prior year declined from 22 to 13 at Annapolis. The former superintendent, Vice Admiral Mike Miller, enforced a new academy policy, as of January 2013, related to training, victim support, campus security, leadership presence on weekends, and a general review of alcohol policy based on other information in the recent report which shows the actual number of sexual assaults has not declined and that offenses are not reported.
In May 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris became the first female commencement speaker at the Naval Academy.
Yvette M. Davids became the first female Superintendent of the Naval Academy on 11 January 2024.
== Traditions ==
Anchors Aweigh is a popular song written historically at the …
