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Military academies won’t give tenure to civilian faculty, Hegseth says
The memo targets civilian faculty hiring as part of a broader effort to keep the academies focused on warfighting, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed military service academies to immediately terminate new civilian faculty tenure appointments, though existing tenured professors will retain their current designations.
- Secretary Pete Hegseth argued that tenure contributes to "academic stagnation" and "faculty complacency," claiming it allows curricula to drift from educating future warfighters toward research priorities of tenured academics.
- Civilian faculty have been integral to the Military Service Academies for decades, providing expertise in subjects like English; at the United States Naval Academy, roughly half of the 600 faculty members are civilians.
- Advocates and academy leaders, including West Point Superintendent Steven Gilland and Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, have previously defended tenure as crucial for recruiting and retaining qualified civilian educators.
- This directive aligns with earlier Pentagon efforts to sever ties with prestigious universities, forging relationships with Christian schools and introducing courses centered on Western civilization and Christianity to promote patriotic values.
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Hegseth Orders Military Service Academies To Scrap Civilian Faculty Tenure — Warfighter Mission Takes Priority - Armed Forces Press
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the Military Service Academies to eliminate civilian faculty tenure, directing the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to immediately overhaul hiring policies and refocus academy curriculum on the warfighting mission.
Hegseth Ends New Civilian Tenure Appointments At Military Academies - American Liberty News
The Pentagon will replace tenure track appointments with a more flexible hiring system as part of a broader effort to align the service academies with military readiness and warfighting priorities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military services to stop appointing civilian faculty members to tenured positions at the nation’s military academies. The directive […]
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