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Hegseth bars military academies from hiring tenured civilian professors
Original: Hegseth bars military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has barred US military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors, according to The Washington Post. The directive affects institutions such as West Point, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy, and is expected to reshape their faculties, which have long relied on civilian academics for tenure-track teaching and research roles.
Why now: The policy marks a significant change in how US military service academies staff their faculties, drawing attention amid broader scrutiny of Pentagon leadership.
Pete HegsethUS Defense DepartmentWest PointUS Naval AcademyUS Air Force Academy
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