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- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on February 27, 2026, the Pentagon will cancel military attendance at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale for 2026-2027.
- He called these universities "woke breeding grounds" promoting anti-American ideologies and undermining military values.
- Hegseth says military education must prioritize national security over social justice activism.
- The move follows earlier cuts to ties with Harvard and aims to align training with the founding principles.
