Harvard University – (Web Desk) – The Pentagon has announced it will end all academic ties with Harvard University, cutting military education programs, fellowships, and certificate courses, the department said on Friday.
The decision is the latest step in the Trump administration’s ongoing clash with Harvard over claims that the university promotes “woke” ideologies.
“For too long, we sent our top officers to Harvard, hoping they would better understand and value our warrior class,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. “Instead, many returned influenced by globalist and radical ideas that do not strengthen our fighting forces.”
The Pentagon said the severance will take effect in the 2026–2027 school year, but current military students will be allowed to complete their programs.
In a separate post on X, Hegseth emphasized his point, writing: “Harvard is woke; the War Department is not.”
He also noted that the Pentagon will review its relationships with all Ivy League schools for military training and education programs.
“The goal is to determine whether or not they actually deliver cost-effective strategic education for future senior leaders when compared to, say, public universities and our military graduate programs,” he said.
Hegseth is himself an Ivy Leaguer, graduating from both Princeton and Harvard, though he reportedly sent his degree back to the latter institution, and the former Fox News host had criticized it on air for its allegedly left-leaning policies.
File this under: LONG OVERDUE
The @DeptWar is formally ending ALL Professional Military Education, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University.
Harvard is woke; The War Department is not. pic.twitter.com/0kpsvivtsQ
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) February 6, 2026
President Donald Trump on Monday said that his administration would seek $1 billion in damages from Harvard after a New York Times report said the college had won some concessions in ongoing settlement negotiations with the government.
Trump administration officials have accused Harvard and other colleges of failing to sufficiently protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests, filing legal complaints and demanding exorbitant payouts.
The Trump administration’s pressure on universities has sparked some academics, including Harvard’s former president, to raise concerns about the possibility of eroding academic freedom.
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Trump has previously sought to cut more than $2.6 billion of funding to Harvard, and has moved to block the entry of international students — a quarter of its student body.
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