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Trump administration launches further probes into Harvard University

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.

The Harvard University Coat of arms (Ve Ri Tas) is displayed on the front of the Harvard Business School building on October 25, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
A student stands and whistles while holding his cap with the words 'End The Occupation' during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2024.

US sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish, Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars

Harvard University's "Veritas" shield is seen on a gate on Feb. 17, 2024.

Former US treasury secretary to resign from Harvard over Epstein ties

US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, February 13, 2026.

As Qatar tops foreign funding, Trump admin. ramps up probe of ‘malign’ influence at US universities


Harvard silent after court condemns assault on Israeli student - opinion

Court ruled assaulting a Jewish Israeli student at Harvard is criminal, not activism. Harvard remains silent, despite the verdict and its report on antisemitism.

 A graduate displays a Palestinian flag during the 373rd Commencement at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 23, 2024.

Harvard’s antisemitism report sits on three lies - opinion

The report offers a long, fascinating, but not-fully-relevant historical overview of Harvard’s Jew-hatred.

 Graduating students hold a sign reading "There Are No Universities Left in Gaza" during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, May 2024.

Trump administration terminates another $450 million in grants to Harvard

The US Department of Education informed Harvard last week that it was freezing billions of dollars in future research grants until it concedes to the administration's demands.

 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.

Jerusalem, wake up! Harvard is becoming increasingly antisemitic - opinion

A recent report reveals that Harvard, once a symbol of intellectual openness, is now a breeding ground for anti-Israel and antisemitic views.

 Demonstrators take part in an "Emergency Rally: Stand with Palestinians Under Siege in Gaza," amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., October 14, 2023.

Harvard releases long-awaited internal antisemitism report amid fierce battle with Trump

The report shows that Israeli and Jewish students experience pervasive "shunning" and were targeted for their identities by students and staff after October 7.

 AN AERIAL BANNER reading ‘Harvard hates Jews’ flies over the campus at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last year. Zionist students in the Diaspora today demonstrate a courage Israelis will never need, the writer asserts.

Harvard antisemitism and Islamophobia task forces find widespread fear, bigotry

The reports were the result of two task forces set up in January 2024, once on combating antisemitism and anti-Israel bias, and other on combating anti-Arab bias.

 Graduating students hold a sign reading "There Are No Universities Left in Gaza" during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, May 2024.

Trump: Harvard is antisemitic and far-Left, foreign students want to rip apart US

"The place is a liberal mess, allowing a certain group of crazed lunatics to enter and exit the classroom and spew fake anger and hate," said Trump.

Pro-Palestinian supporters gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2023.

Harvard 'will not compromise' in lawsuit against Trump administration, president says

In an interview with NBC's Lester Holt, Garber noted that antisemitism on his campus was a "real problem," but that freezing funding was not the answer.

 Interim president Alan Garber waits for the the honorary degree recipients to assemble for a group photograph before the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 23, 2024.

Over 100 Chicago-area rabbis and cantors condemn Trump’s campus crackdown

Signatories of the letter included current and former leaders of synagogues and Jewish organizations across the denominational spectrum.

 To create a pre-recorded online service, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann, center, and musicians and singers from Mishkan Chicago recorded the songs and prayers of the High Holidays in August 2020.

US academic leaders unite against Trump's higher education policies

Presidents of over 100 institutions criticized what is described as "the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education."

US President Donald Trump leads a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025