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Trump administration launches more probes into Harvard
The Education Department investigates Harvard for race-based admissions preferences and antisemitism, seeking data amid allegations of hostile acts targeting Jewish and Israeli students since October 2023.
- The Trump administration said on Monday it launched two more probes against Harvard University in its latest escalation against the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Ivy League school and other top U.S. universities.
- The U.S. Education Department said its civil rights office "opened two new investigations into Harvard University amid allegations that it continues to discriminate against students on the basis of race, color, and national origin" in violation of federal law.
- The latest probes will look into whether Harvard uses race-based preferences in admissions after the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 ruling that ended affirmative action in higher education, and into allegations of antisemitism on Harvard's campus, the Education Department said in a statement.
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What Triggered Trump Administration’s New Investigations Into Harvard
The Trump administration has opened two new civil rights investigations into Harvard University, intensifying federal scrutiny of elite academic institutions. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the probes focus on alleged discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in Harvard’s policies and practices. The move follows the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that struck down affirmative action in college admissions. Officials ind…
ED Opens 2 New Investigations Into Harvard
The Trump administration launched two new investigations into Harvard University “amid allegations that it continues to discriminate against students on the basis of race, color, and national origin,” the Department of Education announced in a news release Monday.
Harvard Under New Federal Inquiries on Alleged Persistent Discrimination on Campus
The Trump administration has launched two new probes into Harvard University after allegations of persistent discrimination on campus. “Harvard University should know better,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in a statement Monday. “Its name will always be tied to the landmark Supreme Court case that found sweeping racial discrimination in admissions, and the campus has been in the spotlight for tolerating egregious antisemitic har…
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