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Hegseth bans military from attending Princeton, Columbia, other elite universities: 'Wokeness and weakness'

The Pentagon will prohibit active-duty service members from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown, and other universities starting next school year as part of a broad pullback from institutions labeled as breeding grounds of anti-American sentiment.
Hegseth ties the policy to a larger effort to cut ties with elite institutions he accuses of fostering wokeness and anti-military sentiment.
The ban would apply to Columbia, Princeton, Brown, Yale, MIT, and others, with Hegseth calling for complete and immediate cancellation of all Department of War attendance.
This follows a prior ban on Harvard, part of a broader stance against what Hegseth describes as indoctrination in higher education.
Hegseth frames elite universities as having abandoned realism in favor of ideological aims, accusing them of eroding military values.
The policy is set to take effect starting with the 2026-27 academic year, expanding to campuses deemed at risk.
Hegseth describes the policy as part of a broader reassessment of how military funding supports higher education.
The announcement follows Harvard being targeted previously, with a broader push to curb DEI-driven influence in military education.
AP reporting notes that this is part of a broader political push related to higher education and national security discussions under the current administration.
AP coverage highlights the policy as a notable escalation in the Pentagon’s stance toward civilian universities and ties to federal funding debates.

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