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Harvard University’s release this week of a long-awaited, 300-page report addressing antisemitism on campus is the latest milestone in an issue that has been incredibly painful for the campus community – and incredibly powerful for its biggest critic: the Trump administration.
The two reports, which run hundreds of pages, come at a difficult time for the university, which is suing the Trump administration over federal funding cuts.
Harvard University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a pair of internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the Ivy League campus foll
It references antisemitic incidents during earlier protests about Israel's actions in Gaza and the fact that the Harvard Law Review has taken steps to diversify the authors it publishes, which the government considers illegal discrimination.
In a letter, Harvard University's president told Secretary of Education Linda McMahon that while there's common ground, the university will not "surrender ... out of fear."
Harvard University President Alan Garber has twice publicly rebuked the Trump administration for threatening the school’s independence. Both times the US government has punched back.
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won’t budge on “its core, legally-protected principles” over fears of retaliation.
Less than two weeks after Harvard University pledged to take action in response to internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the Ivy League campus, a group delivered 452 discrimination complaints on Monday.