US EditionHegseth says good riddance to resigning West Point professor
- Graham Parsons, a tenured West Point philosophy professor, resigned on Thursday after 13 years amid rapid shifts in the academy's educational approach.
- Parsons cited changes driven partly by a January executive order from the Trump administration that limits faculty teaching content at military educational institutions.
- West Point has eliminated courses, modified syllabuses, and censored certain topics, which Parsons said amounts to a sweeping assault on curriculum and faculty research.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly expressed his disapproval of Professor Parsons' departure, stating on social media that Parsons' absence would not be regretted, thereby endorsing the recent policy changes.
- Parsons' resignation highlights deep tensions over academic freedom at West Point and suggests ongoing conflict over the academy's educational mission and ideological direction.
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SECDEF Hegseth issues blunt response after West Point professor resigns suddenly
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a blunt response after a West Point philosophy professor announced his resignation on Thursday and criticized the academy for changing its education principles to match the “ideological tastes of the Trump administration.” In a New York Times op-ed, West Point philosophy professor Graham Parsons announced on Thursday that he would be resigning from West Point after teaching at the military academy for 13 …
Hegseth says good riddance to resigning West Point professor
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is happy a tenured West Point professor is resigning after saying he was "ashamed to be associated" with the U.S. Military Academy while the curriculum was overhauled following the election of President Trump.
West Point Professor Quits in Protest Over Trump’s Censorship of Curriculum: ‘I Cannot Tolerate These Changes’
A longtime professor at West Point has stepped down in protest, saying the military academy is no longer committed to academic freedom or honest education. Graham Parsons, who taught philosophy at the U.S. Military Academy for 13 years, announced his resignation in a blistering New York Times essay. He says West Point has caved to political pressure from the Trump administration, gutting its curriculum and silencing its faculty. “I cannot tolera…
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Pete Hegseth says West Point professor who resigned over Trump admin education overhaul ‘will not be missed’
A West Point professor's resignation over education shifts brought, in part, by the Trump administration, drew a scathing comment from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Pete Hegseth says West Point professor who resigned over Trump admin education overhaul 'will not be missed'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in scathing X post says West Point professor will not be missed in wake of professors announced resignation from the academy.
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