West Point Professor Resigns, Blames Trump Reforms, Pete Hegseth Fires Back with Scathing Comment

West Point philosophy professor Graham Parsons announced his resignation on Thursday, citing curriculum changes that he attributes to policies initiated during President Donald Trump’s administration, as reported by The New York Post.

The move prompted a sharp response from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who made clear that Parsons’ absence would not be felt.

“You will not be missed Professor Parsons,” Hegseth wrote in a post on social media following the announcement.

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Parsons, who had served on the faculty at the U.S. Military Academy for 13 years, submitted his resignation in a public op-ed published in The New York Times. In the piece, he accused the institution of abandoning what he described as its “core principles.”

“I will be resigning after this semester from my tenured position at West Point after 13 years on the faculty,” Parsons wrote.

“I cannot tolerate these changes, which prevent me from doing my job responsibly. I am ashamed to be associated with the academy in its current form.”

You will not be missed Professor Parsons. https://t.co/8YcNcN78q6

— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) May 8, 2025

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He pointed to recent adjustments in course offerings and academic guidelines that he believes were influenced by the Trump administration’s stance on educational content within military institutions.

Parsons said the changes amounted to a significant ideological shift.

“In a matter of days, the United States Military Academy at West Point abandoned its core principles,” Parsons claimed.

“Once a school that strove to give cadets the broad-based, critical-minded, nonpartisan education they need for careers as Army officers, it was suddenly eliminating courses, modifying syllabuses and censoring arguments to comport with the ideological tastes of the Trump administration.”

The changes he referenced stem from executive directives and memos issued under the Trump administration and continued under current leadership, designed to eliminate what were seen as politicized or divisive materials in military education.

Critics of the previous curriculum had argued that it included partisan or ideologically skewed content that detracted from military preparedness.

Parsons also asserted that the revised standards placed restrictions on faculty research and limited academic freedom.

“This has led to a sweeping assault on the school’s curriculum and the faculty members’ research,” he wrote.

Shortly after his announcement, Parsons’ faculty page was removed from the West Point website.

The Biden administration has not commented publicly on Parsons’ resignation or the ongoing directives still in place. Meanwhile, Hegseth’s public response signals no intention of reversing course on educational policy within military institutions.

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