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Hegseth: War Dept. ending ALL military education ties with Harvard University

February 7, 2026 | | Print Article

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has released an announcement on the future of the department’s relationship with Harvard University.

President Donald Trump’s fight with Harvard has been well-documented, and now Hegseth is ending all military education ties with the school. In a video posted to X, he explained the reason for the decision and called the divestment “long overdue.”

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“As part of my commitment to restore the warrior ethos within the War Department, it’s imperative to stay mission-focused across the full spectrum of expenditures. This includes maximizing our return on investment when officers and senior enlisted service members attend expensive civilian universities,” he said. “Graduates should emerge much more capable warfighters. You’d think. But unfortunately, America’s highly-ranked universities no longer live up to their founding principles as bastions of free speech, open inquiry and committed to the American values that make our country great.”

“Take Harvard University, for example, I know it well. Our military has had a rich tradition with Harvard throughout American history. In 1775, you probably didn’t know this, General George Washington took command of the Continental Army in Harvard Yard, and used the university as a military base,” the video continued. “From that time through the Korean War, military service was commonplace at Harvard. There are more recipients of our nation’s Medal of Honor who went to Harvard than any other civilian institution in the United States. But today, this university, with such a unique history, which receives billions of our federal tax dollars, is one of the red-hot centers of hate America activism.”

“Too many faculty members openly loathe our military. They cast our armed forces in a negative light and squelch anyone who challenges their leftist political leanings, all while charging enormous tuition. It’s not worth it. They’ve replaced open inquiry and honest debate with rigid orthodoxy,” Hegseth slammed the university. “In our line of work, ideological automatons are useless. We need leaders who can wrestle with multiple viewpoints. Professionals who can think critically and independently to solve important questions.”

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Then he called out Harvard’s “partnership with our adversaries,” such as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

“University leadership encouraged a campus environment that celebrated Hamas, allowed attacks on Jews and still promotes discrimination based on race in violation of the Supreme Court decisions. DEI was literally founded at Harvard. Thankfully, President Trump understands this and has moved to end these abuses.”

Ultimately, these behaviors and many others have resulted in the decision to cut ties with the university.

“Why should the War Department support an environment that’s destructive to our nation and the principles that the vast majority of Americans hold dear? The answer to that question is that we should not, and we will not, and we will not. 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. Instead, too many of our officers came back looking too much like Harvard, heads full of globalist and radical ideologies that do not improve our fighting ranks,” Hegseth explained. “So, starting now and beginning in the 2026, 2027 school year, I am discontinuing all graduate-level professional military education (PME), all fellowships and certificate programs between Harvard University and the War Department for active duty servicemembers.”

“This policy applies to servicemembers enrolling in future courses of study at Harvard University while on active duty. Now, any currently enrolled servicemembers will be allowed to finish their course of study.”

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