Overview

• DHS served administrative subpoenas to Harvard demanding detailed records on foreign students under its SEVP certification requirements.
• Departments of Education and Health and Human Services informed the New England Commission of Higher Education of potential Title VI violations over alleged antisemitic harassment on campus.
• A federal judge in Boston has kept in place an injunction preventing the government from revoking Harvard’s authorization to admit international students during ongoing litigation.
• Harvard has characterized the subpoenas and enforcement measures as unjustified political retaliation that undermines its academic autonomy.
• Both sides are preparing for a July 21 hearing on a $2.2 billion freeze on federal research grants and contracts that could determine Harvard’s funding future.