PERSPECTIVES: U.S. Defense Department is Now The Department of War, and “Woke” Higher Education is in the Crosshairs

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: Secretary Hegseth wants those in the U.S. military to be “warriors, not wokesters.” As for higher education, “a month ago, Hegseth said in a video on X, “America’s highly ranked universities no longer live up to their founding principles as bastions of free speech, open inquiry,” and commitment to American values. “Take Harvard University, for example—I know it well,” said Hegseth, who earned a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. He proceeded to denounce his alma mater, calling Harvard “one of the red-hot centers of hate-America activism.” He added that “too many faculty members openly loathe our military” and “squelch anyone who challenges their leftist political leanings.” Read more here.

 

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