Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to realign military education partnerships, expelling more than a dozen elite colleges from a Pentagon fellowship that long served as a pipeline for senior officers. The change follows public criticism of certain campuses and signals a broader campaign to reorient the military’s academic relationships toward institutions Hegseth deems aligned with his priorities, according to reporting in University Business and AP News. Colleges affected are assessing the immediate fallout: lost graduate fellowship slots, fewer service‑member students in campus classrooms and potential declines in research and acquisition relationships. Administrators warn that cutting graduate pipelines risks eroding both revenue and long‑standing recruiting ties. University leaders and trustees say they are bracing for additional program reviews and for pressure to demonstrate how their curricula and governance align with defense priorities.