Hegseth: Pentagon to end Harvard partnership over 'woke' ideology - UPI.com

Feb. 7 (UPI) -- 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.

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