Trump administration accuses Harvard of civil rights violations against Jewish students
6/30/2025 10:48:00 PM
The Trump administration has accused Harvard University of violating the civil rights of its Jewish students, while threatening to cut its federal funding.
It follows a federal task force investigation into campus protests over Israel’s war on Gaza.
The task force claimed Harvard was “deliberately indifferent” or even “willfully participating” in anti-Semitic harassment against Jewish people during protests against the war.
Harvard strongly disputed the findings, saying it has taken “substantive, proactive steps” to combat antisemitism.
The dispute escalates an ongoing battle, with the Trump administration also attempting to remove Harvard from a student immigration registry and urging US embassies to deny visas to prospective international students.
It follows a federal task force investigation into campus protests over Israel’s war on Gaza.
The task force claimed Harvard was “deliberately indifferent” or even “willfully participating” in anti-Semitic harassment against Jewish people during protests against the war.
Harvard strongly disputed the findings, saying it has taken “substantive, proactive steps” to combat antisemitism.
The dispute escalates an ongoing battle, with the Trump administration also attempting to remove Harvard from a student immigration registry and urging US embassies to deny visas to prospective international students.