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Hegseth bars military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered US military academies to stop hiring civilians into tenured faculty positions. The directive affects institutions such as West Point, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy, where civilian professors have long held tenured posts alongside military instructors. The move is part of a broader push by the Pentagon leadership to reshape the academies, and it has drawn criticism from educators who warn it could erode academic standards and independence.
Why now: The Pentagon chief's directive represents a significant change to how the US military service academies staff their faculties.
Pete HegsethUS Department of DefenseWest PointUS Naval AcademyUS Air Force Academy
Evidence
- Hegseth bars military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors · The Washington Post
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