Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon would end its academic partnership with Harvard University over what he called a «woke» institution that is not welcoming to the U.S. military.
Feb. 7 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon would end its academic partnership with Harvard University over what he called a «woke» institution that is not welcoming to the U.S. military.
In a video posted on Friday to X, Hegseth said the Department of Defense would end its partnership and work with the private university — which dates to before the American Revolution — over its alleged «wokeness.»
The move, according to a statement from the Pentagon, is «because attendance at the school no longer meets the needs of the [Department of Defense] or the military services.»
Calling the decision «long overdue», Hegseth said that all professional military education, fellowships and certificate programs at Harvard will be formally ended starting with the 2026-2027 school year.
Members of the military who are already attending classes there, however, will be permitted to finish their courses of study, the Pentagon said.
