WASHINGTON, United States: The Pentagon is to cut all academic ties with Harvard University, ending military education, fellowships and certificate programs, it said in a statement on Friday. The move is the latest in the Trump administration’s battle with Harvard over claims that the Ivy League institution promotes “woke” ideology. “For too long, this department has sent our best and brightest officers to Harvard, hoping the university would better understand and appreciate our warrior class,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in the statement.

Move by Pete Hegseth marks latest escalation by Trump administration against the Ivy League school

All Harvard-linked Professional Military Education, Fellowships and Certificate Programs Will End for the Defense Department Starting in the 2026–27 School Year, Amid the Trump…