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Pentagon chief Hegseth says officers will stop attending Ivy League programs
The move is necessary as the schools had become "anti-American" Hegseth declared.
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Reuters - Fri, 27, Feb 2026
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing for all members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 16, 2025. / REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The U.S. Defense Department will stop sending officers on professional courses and graduate programs at Ivy League colleges, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Feb. 27, declaring the schools had become "anti-American".
The ban will come into effect from the academic year 2026-27, he said in a video posted to X.
For too long, the Ivy League and similar institutions have been subjecting our warriors to woke indoctrination—those days are over. pic.twitter.com/0xMC6BArDd
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) February 27, 2026
The Trump administration is cracking down on universities over a range of issues, including diversity programs, transgender policies and pro-Palestinian protests against U.S. ally Israel's assault on Gaza.
"For decades, the Ivy League and similar institutions have gorged themselves on a trust fund of American taxpayer dollars, only to become factories of anti-American resentment and military disdain," Hegseth said in a video posted on X.
"I'm ordering the complete and immediate cancellation of all Department of War attendance at institutions like Princeton, Columbia, MIT, Brown, Yale and many others starting next academic year," he added.
Earlier this month Hegseth said he would cancel professional military education, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University.
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