PENTAGON -HARVARD- PENALTIES : CUTTING TIES PRECIS

WASHINGTON : The Pentagon is to cut all academic ties with Harvard University, ending military education, fellowships and certificate programmes, it said in a statement last Friday.

The move is the latest in the Trump administration's battle with Harvard over claims that the Ivy League institution promotes '' woke '' ideology.

'' For too long, this institution has sent out ' best and brightest ' officers to Harvard, hoping the university would better understand and appreciate our warrior class,'' Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said in the statement.

'' Instead too many of our officers came back looking too much like Harvard - heads full of globalist and redical ideologies that do not improve our fighting ranks.''

The Pentagon said the severance of ties would begin in the 2026-2027 school year, with military personnel attending classes able to finish their studies.

President Donald Trump on Monday said that his administration would seek $1 billion in damages from Harvard after a New York Times report said the college had won some concessions in ongoing settlement negotiations with the government.

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