Source: Fortune
Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the elimination of certain Senior Service College fellowship programs for the 2026-2027 academic year and beyond. The list of canceled institutions includes Ivy League schools Harvard, MIT, Yale, Columbia, Brown, and Princeton, as well as other top universities like Carnegie Mellon and Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. Hegseth cited the need for education grounded in the founding principles and documents of the republic, embracing peace through strength and American ideals. Instead, the Pentagon will partner with new schools, including Liberty University, George Mason University, and the University of Tennessee.
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The Pentagon is cutting ties with top universities, citing a need for education that aligns with American values. Hegseth’s memo eliminates fellowship programs with Ivy League schools and other top universities, replacing them with new partners. The move comes as the Trump administration is also cutting off Anthropic as a provider of AI technology to the federal government. The Pentagon’s AI center, located at Carnegie Mellon University, will likely be affected by the change. Hegseth’s directive is a clear signal that the Pentagon is reevaluating its partnerships and priorities.
The strategy enters a familiar phase: when the government says “values,” it usually means “politics.”
Author: Evan Null
