July 31, 2025
HHS finds Harvard in "violent violation" of civil rights law, refers to DOJ after "fruitless" talks
February 3, 2025: DOJ announced Task Force to Combat Antisemitism per Executive Order 14188
March 31, 2025: Three agencies announced review of $8+ billion in Harvard grants
June 30, 2025: Task Force found Harvard in "violent violation" of Title VI
Late July 2025: HHS referred Harvard to DOJ after "fruitless" settlement talks
September 2025: Federal Judge Allison Burroughs ruled $2.2B funding freeze was illegal
Judge called freeze "a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault" using "antisemitism as a smokescreen"
HHS later initiated "suspension and debarment" process to bar Harvard from federal contracts
Referral allows DOJ to seek court-enforced remedies including consent decrees
Which federal department referred Harvard to the Justice Department over antisemitism allegations?
Did the standoff between the Trump administration and Harvard University trace back to the months following the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel?
Following the Trump administrationâs June 30, 2025 referral of Harvard University to the Department of Justice for alleged antisemitic discrimination during pro-Palestinian protests, what did Harvard say in response to the governmentâs findings?
How much federal funding has the Trump administration frozen from Harvard?
How much did Columbia University agree to pay, and to which federal agencies, to resolve civil rights investigations in 2025?
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