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DOJ investigating Harvard over admissions policy compliance

  • The U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation in May 2025 to examine whether Harvard's admissions comply with the 2023 Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action.
  • The inquiry arose amid escalating actions by the Trump administration, including a compliance review by the Education Department and frozen federal research funding totaling about $2.65 billion.
  • The Justice Department issued a letter under the False Claims Act demanding documents and testimony about Harvard's admissions policies, focusing on possible racial discrimination after the Supreme Court decision.
  • Harvard spokesperson Jason Newton affirmed that the university promptly revised its admissions policies and emphasized that it will persist in upholding its fundamental legal rights in response to what it considers baseless federal government actions.
  • The investigation and related funding threats illustrate the administration's intensifying enforcement of the ruling, while critics view these actions as retaliatory and harmful to higher education and diversity efforts.
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Mass Live broke the news in Springfield, United States on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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