The Pentagon has announced it will cut all academic ties with Harvard University.

This includes ending military education programs, fellowships, and certificate courses.

The decision was detailed in a statement released on Friday.

The move forms part of the Trump administration’s ongoing conflict with Harvard.

AFP reported that officials accused the Ivy League institution of promoting “woke” ideology.

“For too long, this department has sent our best and brightest officers to Harvard, hoping the university would better understand and appreciate our warrior class,” Defense 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 radical ideologies that do not improve our fighting ranks.”

The severance of ties will take effect starting in the 2026-2027 school year.

Military personnel currently enrolled at Harvard will be allowed to complete their studies.

In a separate post on X, Hegseth referred to the Department of Defense by his preferred term and stated: “Harvard is woke; The War Department is not.”

Hegseth announced that the Pentagon will review its partnerships with all Ivy League colleges for military training and education programs.

“The goal is to determine whether or not they actually deliver cost-effective strategic education for future senior leaders when compared to, say, public universities and our military graduate programs,” he said.

Hegseth himself graduated from Princeton and Harvard.

Reports indicate he returned his Harvard degree to the institution.

As a former Fox News host, he has repeatedly criticised Harvard on air for its allegedly left-leaning policies.

On Monday, President Donald Trump stated that his administration would seek $1 billion in damages from Harvard.

The claim followed a New York Times report on ongoing settlement negotiations between the university and the government.

Trump administration officials have accused Harvard and other universities of failing to adequately protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests.

They have filed legal complaints and demanded large financial payouts.

The administration’s pressure campaign on universities has drawn criticism from some academics.

Harvard’s former president is among those who have raised concerns about threats to academic freedom.

Trump has previously attempted to cut more than $2.6 billion in funding to Harvard.

His administration has also moved to restrict the entry of international students, who make up a quarter of Harvard’s student body.