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Trump Administration Investigates Harvard Law Review Over Alleged Race-Based Discrimination

Federal agencies launch Title VI probes as Harvard's $2.2 billion funding freeze and legal battle escalate.

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FILE - In this Sunday, March 13, 2016 photo, a relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
A sculler rows down the Charles River near Harvard University, at rear, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Overview

  • The Departments of Education and Health and Human Services announced investigations into the Harvard Law Review over allegations of race-based discrimination in article selection and membership practices.
  • The probes coincide with Harvard's ongoing lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's freeze of $2.2 billion in federal funding, citing violations of the Administrative Procedure Act and First Amendment rights.
  • U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs set a July 21 hearing date to expedite Harvard's legal challenge, as the university warns of significant risks to critical research programs.
  • The Trump administration has also threatened to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status and its ability to host international students if its demands on diversity programs and governance are not met.
  • Harvard maintains that the administration's actions are unconstitutional and an overreach of federal authority, while the administration argues its measures are necessary to enforce civil rights laws.