Hegseth Picks New DOD University Partners After Dumping Ivy League Schools

Key Points:

• The Defense Department has selected the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech as the new hosts for the Senior Service College Fellowship, a 10-month professional program for senior military officers.
• This decision follows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's move to cut ties with several Ivy League institutions, including Columbia, Harvard, and Yale, which previously hosted the fellowship program.
• Hegseth criticized these elite schools for promoting "woke indoctrination" and fostering "anti-American resentment and military disdain," leading to the cancellation of at least 93 fellowship programs and severing ties with 13 higher education institutions.
• UNC-Chapel Hill expressed honor in participating, emphasizing the alignment of the program with their mission of service and longstanding military relationships.
• The changes have caused confusion and concern within the armed services about losing access to some of the nation's top academic institutions for senior military education.