Harvard University may no longer meet accreditation standards because of how it handled anti-Semitism on campus, the Trump administration warned the Ivy League school’s accreditor on Wednesday.
The departments of Education and Health and Human Services notified the New England Commission of Higher Education that Harvard is in violation of federal anti-discrimination law and is therefore at risk of losing accreditation. They urged the accreditor to work with Harvard to address the issue or revoke its accreditation if the university fails to comply.
The departments pointed to incidents of harassment targeting Jewish and Israeli students during pro-Palestinian protests following the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war. Harvard’s response, they said, fell short of its legal obligations to keep the campus free of discrimination….