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Trump Administration Finds Harvard in ‘Violent Violation’ of Civil Rights Act, Threatens All Federal Funding

The HHS Office for Civil Rights warns that Harvard’s failure to curb antisemitic harassment will trigger a cutoff of all federal research and operational funding.

This December 2023 photo shows a view of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
FILE - This Nov. 13, 2008 file photo shows the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
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Overview

  • OCR’s Title VI investigation found Harvard was willfully indifferent or complicit in antisemitic harassment of Jewish and Israeli students, violating the Civil Rights Act.
  • The formal notice cites assaults, spitting, widespread antisemitic imagery defacing campus spaces, and a multiweek encampment that disrupted studies and instilled fear.
  • The June 30 letter demands immediate reforms or the termination of all federal financial resources, adding to nearly $3 billion in grants and contracts already frozen.
  • Harvard rejects the findings, has filed lawsuits against funding freezes and visa bans, and asserts it has strengthened policies to combat bigotry and protect its Jewish and Israeli community.
  • The showdown highlights a larger clash over federal leverage, academic autonomy and campus governance as the administration intensifies its campaign against antisemitism at elite universities.