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Harvard referred to DOJ over ‘deliberate indifference’ to antisemitism
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday referred Harvard to the Department of Justice (DOJ), alleging the school will not tackle antisemitism “voluntarily.” HHS’s […]
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday referred Harvard to the Department of Justice (DOJ), alleging the school will not tackle antisemitism “voluntarily.”
HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) warned Harvard on June 30 that it violated the Civil Rights Act “based on its deliberate indifference towards antisemitic student-on-student harassment.” HHS has now concluded that Harvard’s compliance “cannot be obtained voluntarily” due to its continued litigation against the Trump administration, and a referral to the DOJ is necessary, according to the memo obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“Indeed, rather than voluntarily comply with its obligations under Title VI, Harvard has chosen scorched-earth litigation against the Federal government,” the memo reads. “The parties’ several months’ engagement has been fruitless.”
The two parties are currently wrapped up in several legal battles, one of which is currently being argued in court after Harvard sued the administration over its billions in funding cuts. The university has already been successful in some of its fights, including earning injunctions against two of the administration’s attempts to bar foreign students from Harvard.
