Nick Mordowanec | NEWSWEEK | June 30, 2025
Harvard University committed “violent violations” of U.S. civil rights and is “among the most prominent and visible breeding ground for race discrimination,” according to a new letter sent Monday to the higher education institution by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ), alongside a federal interagency task force.
What People Are Saying
Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of StandWithUs, an international nonpartisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism, to Newsweek : “We are encouraged that DOJ and OCR utilized Harvard’s own Antisemitism Task Force report to determine that Harvard is in violation of Title VI and issued an actual finding of violation.
“This is necessary for any further action by the federal government, including withholding of funding, and a welcome development in the enforcement of Title VI. We look forward to seeing what steps Harvard’s administration will take next to bring itself into compliance with federal law and finally make its campus one where Jewish and Israeli students not only find physical safety but equal protection under the law.”
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