Pentagon Ends Military Education Programs with Harvard
The Pentagon cited ideological differences and concerns over campus antisemitism in ending Harvard military education programs, affecting all active-duty personnel after 2026.
- The Pentagon said Friday it will end military education programs with Harvard starting the 2026-27 academic year, allowing current students to finish their courses.
- Citing campus protests and ideological disputes, the Pentagon said Harvard 'no longer meets the needs of the War Department' and accused officers of returning with 'heads full of globalist and radical ideologies'.
- Harvard has sued the administration, and federal judges issued orders siding with the university, while the White House sought $1 billion in damages.
- The Pentagon said it will evaluate similar graduate programs at other Ivy League universities and pivot toward public universities and internal military programs, while active-duty service members lose access to new Harvard fellowships.
- With roots stretching to the Revolutionary War, Harvard's military links mark a symbolic break amid the Trump administration's prolonged standoff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s protest, as Harvard challenges the move in court.
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Department of Defense Severs Academic Ties With Harvard
In a video posted to social media on Friday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said his department will discontinue all graduate-level professional military training, fellowships and certificate programs for active-duty service members at Harvard University starting in the 2026–27 school year. Currently enrolled service members will be allowed to finish their courses, he said.
Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, discontinuing...
The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with the Ivy League institution. The announcement marks the latest development in the Trump administration's prolonged standoff with Harvard over the White House's demands for reforms at the Ivy League school. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement Friday that Harvard "no longer meets the needs of th…
War Department cuts ties with Harvard, others under review
(The Center Square) – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth cut the military's academic ties with Harvard and called for a sweeping review of all graduate programs with universities, including those in the Ivy League, in the coming weeks.
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