Hegseth directs military academies to stop giving tenure to civilian professors
Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered military academies like West Point and the Naval Academy to stop giving tenure to civilian professors. He said this change aims to keep military education focused on training soldiers and prevent academic ideas that do not fit this mission.Key Facts
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo to end tenure for civilian faculty at military academies.
- Tenure is a permanent job status that protects professors from being fired easily.
- Hegseth believes tenure leads to laziness and less focus on military training.
- About 25% of West Point’s teachers are civilians; the Naval Academy has about half civilians.
- Civilian professors have had tenure for many years at these academies.
- The academies try to balance being military schools and accredited universities.
- Hegseth has also cut some programs and banned instruction on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the military.
- He favors having more uniformed military officers teach at the academies instead of civilian professors.
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