Officer in Residence

An Officer in Residence (OIR) is an officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who is officially stationed as a lecturer at an American university, usually teaching courses in intelligence studies, intelligence law, national security, and related disciplines.[1] The program was established in 1985.[2] Contrary to popular misconception OIRs are not recruiters, and from the earliest days of the program OIRs have been specifically prohibited from recruiting in any form whatsoever.[3] The primary role of an OIR is to educate about and demystify the intelligence field for the world of academia.[4] Students who take courses from OIR lecturers are under no obligation to join the agency. In 1987, protests were held on the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara where students said that the hiring of a CIA employee as a lecturer would be a tacit approval of torture and covert influence campaigns.[5]

In 2018, a new and related program was initiated known as the Visiting Intelligence Officer program.[6] Whereas the OIR program focuses on intelligence officers who are at the end of their careers and hold a vast sum of knowledge, the VIO program hosts officers who are at an earlier stage in their careers.[7][8]

Over 40 US universities and colleges have hosted OIRs since the program's inception. Schools that have hosted OIRs include:

See also

References

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  6. ^ "Dr. Bianca Adair to Serve As the New Resident Intelligence Officer at UT-Austin". www.clementscenter.org. Clements Center for National Security. August 6, 2020. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  7. ^ Rassman, Tehya. "Alan Kessler is UT's first CIA resident Intelligence officer, LBJ School professor". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  8. ^ Arcos, Rubén; Drumhiller, Nicole K.; Phythian, Mark (2022-04-14). The Academic-Practitioner Divide in Intelligence Studies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5381-4446-6.
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  10. ^ "Peter Clement, CIA Officer in Residence | Columbia SIPA". www.sipa.columbia.edu. September 8, 2013. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  11. ^ Hickey, Hannah (August 7, 2008). "UW to host CIA officer for research residency". UW News. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  12. ^ Fitzgerald, Brian (15 October 2004). "Former CIA officer Hulnick: how pre-9/11 intelligence went wrong, and how to fix it". www.bu.edu. Vol. VIII, No. 7. B.U. Bridge. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
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  14. ^ a b c Loeb, Vernon; Strauss, Valerie (2000-04-18). "CIA Sends Agents to Schools--to Teach". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  15. ^ Barlow, Kimberly K. (September 13, 2007). "GSPIA hosts CIA officer-in-residence". www.utimes.pitt.edu. Volume 40 Issue 2. Pittsburgh University Times. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
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