Harvard Threatened by US Over Accreditation, Student Data (2)

July 9, 2025, 3:43 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s administration is intensifying its fight against Harvard University, warning that its accreditation may be in danger and formally moving to subpoena the school in a bid for information on foreign students.

The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday they had notified the New England Commission of Higher Education that Harvard may be in violation of anti-discrimination laws and failing to meet the commission’s accreditation standards, citing antisemitism on campus after the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

The Department of Homeland Security separately announced it was sending subpoenas because ...

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