Pentagon to cut ties with Harvard over ‘wokesters’, ending training, programs and fellowships

Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill in January. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the Pentagon is ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard University, marking the Trump administration’s latest escalation against the Ivy League school.

“The @DeptWar is formally ending ALL Professional Military Education, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University,” Hegseth said in a statement posted on X, labeling Harvard as “woke”.