April 6, 2026

Hillsdale College president Dr. Larry Arnn explains the mission of his institution on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on higher education.

FIRST ON FOX: Hillsdale College told War Secretary Pete Hegseth it would be “honored” to help educate senior U.S. military officers — aligning itself with the administration’s push to cut ties with Ivy League schools over concerns about ideological influence.

In a March 30 letter to Hegseth, Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn thanked the Department of War for including the school among institutions selected for the Senior Service College Fellowship Program, which sends senior military officers to civilian universities for advanced education as they prepare for top leadership roles.

 

Hillsdale College is stepping into the fight as the Trump administration slashes ties with elite campuses, telling War Secretary Pete Hegseth it would be “honored” to help train senior U.S. military officers while Washington targets what it sees as the ideological rot of Ivy League schools. In a March 30 letter, President Larry Arnn backed Hegseth’s push for a more lethal fighting force and thanked the department for including Hillsdale in a fellowship program that could put the conservative college in the pipeline for America’s next generation of military leaders.

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