Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says service members will no longer attend schools like Princeton, Columbia, MIT, Brown, and Yale starting in 2026–27.
“the enemy’s wicked ideologies”
“red-hot centers of hate-America activism”
“the Ivy League faculty lounges may loathe you… and disdain your sacrifice”
This is like that 4chan copy pasta about recruiters getting demoralized by a guy in a duck costume
Strong language from Hegseth. This feels like another symptom of the broader institutional fragmentation happening everywhere.
Curious how this impacts the talent pipeline for defense tech long-term. Freedom of association goes both ways, but innovation often thrives on collaboration.
Wondering if this accelerates the shift towards private alternatives for education and training