Trump administration demands Harvard give it reports of antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias amid fresh $1 billion threat

Earlier DU thread: Furious Trump officials are planning to pull a further $1 billion in funding from Harvard

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Source: CNN

Trump administration demands Harvard give it reports of antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias amid fresh $1 billion threat

By Michelle Watson, Brad Lendon and Matt Egan, CNN
7 minute read
Updated 1:33 PM EDT, Mon April 21, 2025

(CNN) — The Trump administration is demanding Harvard University give it access to all university reports on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias on campus generated since October 2023, as it ramps up a confrontation with the school that risks billions in federal money amid a broader push to bring elite US colleges in line with its political ideology.

Harvard, which has emerged as a symbol of defiance against the Trump administration across campus and beyond, must turn over all reports generated by school task forces on combatting antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias on campus, including drafts never released to the public, a letter Saturday from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to Harvard leadership says.

The letter, published by The Free Press, also requests the names of anyone involved in preparing the reports and says they should be made available for interviews by federal officials.

The letter is among the latest twists in the Trump administration’s escalating fight with Harvard over institutional oversight and independence. It comes as some Jewish organizations and students at Harvard say the White House’s recent threats – from pulling research funding to ending its eligibility to host international students – are not making them safer or more welcome but instead, as some wrote, “pawns in a broader political agenda.”

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