US President Donald Trump's administration said on Monday it had launched two more investigations into Harvard University, marking the latest crackdown on top US educational institutions.
The US Education Department said its civil rights office "opened two new investigations into Harvard University amid allegations that it continues to discriminate against students on the basis of race, color, and national origin" in violation of federal law.
The latest probes will look into whether Harvard uses race-based preferences in admissions after the US Supreme Court's 2023 ruling that ended affirmative action in higher education and into allegations of antisemitism on Harvard's campus, the Education Department said.
Harvard, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has previously condemned all forms of discrimination and said it aims to combat bigotry. Harvard task forces released reports last year saying Jewish and Muslim students at the university had faced bigotry and abuse.
US sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish, Israeli students
The US Department of Justice escalated legal action against Harvard on Friday, suing the Ivy League school for billions of dollars due to an alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students.
Harvard has been a central focus of Trump's campaign to force changes at major US universities, which the President has accused of having antisemitic and "radical left" ideologies, threatening to withhold or take back federal funding.
In the complaint, the DOJ said Harvard remains "deliberately indifferent" to harassment of Jewish and Israeli students, intentionally refusing to enforce campus rules when victims are Jews or Israelis.