The Trump administration has launched two new probes into Harvard University after allegations of persistent discrimination on campus.
“Harvard University should know better,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in a statement Monday. “Its name will always be tied to the landmark Supreme Court case that found sweeping racial discrimination in admissions, and the campus has been in the spotlight for tolerating egregious antisemitic harassment for years now.”
She said the department’s Office for Civil Rights will investigate thoroughly.
“No one—not even Harvard—is above the law. If Harvard continues to stonewall as we try to verify its basic compliance with antidiscrimination statutes, we will vigorously hold them to account to ensure students’ rights are protected.”…