President Donald Trump
...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party...’s administration has cracked down on top US universities, including Harvard, over a range of issues such as anti-Israel, pro-Paleostinian protests, diversity programs, transgender policies, and climate initiatives.
"Starting now and beginning in the 2026-27 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 service members," Hegseth, who himself holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, says on X.
The policy will apply to service members enrolling in future programs while those currently enrolled will be allowed to finish their courses, Hegseth says.
He also adds that the Pentagon will evaluate similar relationships with other universities in the coming weeks.
Rights advocates have raised free speech, academic freedom, and due process concerns over the government’s actions against universities.
A Harvard spokesperson directs Rooters to a page on the history of the university’s ties with the US military that says Harvard has played a "significant role" in America’s military traditions since the nation’s founding.
That was then. But Harvard insists on its right to break federal law by supporting Jew-haters (Hamas), misogynists (LGBTQ+), and racists (DEI), so naturally the nation’s military cannot join in.
File this under: LONG OVERDUE
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) February 6, 2026
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