Harvard Is in Violation of Federal Civil Rights Law, Trump Admin Finds, Putting School's Accreditation Status at Risk

Mihaela Păun

The Trump administration told Harvard University’s accreditor that the Ivy League school failed to protect Jewish students, a violation of civil rights laws, putting its status at risk. In the Wednesday notice to the New England Commission of Higher Education, the departments of Education and Health and Human Services said Harvard was "in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws and therefore may fail to meet the standards for accreditation set by the Commission." It noted that the