Defense Dept. Weighs Ending Grad Aid at 35 Institutions

"The Department of Defense is considering ending tuition assistance for active-duty military members in graduate programs at 33 highly selective U.S. universities-plus the London School of Economics and Political Science-due to the institutions' alleged antimilitary bias and "troublesome partnerships with foreign adversaries," CNN reported. The move follows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement last week that his department would discontinue all graduate-level professional military training, fellowships and certificate programs for active-duty service members at Harvard University starting in the fall."

"In a memo announcing that change, Hegseth said the DoD would also investigate other graduate programs "at Ivy League universities and any other universities that similarly diminish critical thinking and have significant adversary involvement," a source told CNN. The goal is to "determine whether they deliver cost-effective, strategic education for future senior leaders when compared to public universities and military master's programs," the source said."

Department of Defense leaders are considering ending tuition assistance for active-duty military members in graduate programs at 33 highly selective U.S. universities plus the London School of Economics and Political Science because of alleged antimilitary bias and partnerships with foreign adversaries. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed termination of all graduate-level professional military training, fellowships, and certificate programs for active-duty service members at Harvard University beginning in the fall. A memo ordered investigations of graduate programs at Ivy League and similarly situated universities for diminished critical thinking and significant adversary involvement to assess cost-effectiveness versus public universities and military master's programs. A preliminary list names numerous private research universities and law schools as moderate to high risk.

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