Trump admin formally accuses Harvard of violating civil rights law over campus antisemitism

The Trump administration has formally accused Harvard University of violating civil rights laws by not doing enough to combat campus antisemitism, and is threatening to pull all federal funding from the prestige school.

The stark warning came by way of a letter from the federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, claiming Harvard has been “in some cases deliberately indifferent, and in others has been a willful participant in anti-Semitic harassment of Jewish students, faculty, and staff” since Hamas’ terror attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

“Failure to institute adequate changes immediately will result in the loss of all federal financial resources and continue to affect Harvard’s relationship with the federal government,” officials wrote in a letter to Harvard President Alan Garber Monday.

The notice of violation follows an investigation led by the Department of Health and Human Services, which the administration says has given Harvard nearly $800 million in federal funds since fiscal year 2023.