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The Trump administration is probing more than $8.7 billion worth of multi-year federal grant commitments with Harvard University and its affiliates to ensure that it is complying with civil rights laws, the Education Department announced Monday.
That review will also extend to $255 million in contracts that Harvard has locked down with the federal government.
“Harvard has served as a symbol of the American Dream for generations – the pinnacle aspiration for students all over the world to work hard and earn admission to the storied institution,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.
“Harvard’s failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination – all while promoting divisive ideologies over free inquiry – has put its reputation in serious jeopardy. Harvard can right these wrongs and restore itself to a campus dedicated to academic excellence and truth-seeking, where all students feel safe on its campus.”
The Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services and General Services Administration are conducting the comprehensive review as part of the Trump administration’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism.
Monday’s announcement comes after fellow Ivy League school Columbia University effectively caved earlier this month to the Trump administration’s demands to crack down on antisemitism on campus.
This is a developing story. Check back for more information.
