"The administration has repeatedly accused Harvard of engaging in discriminative practices and displaying a lack of concern for antisemitic actions - allegations that Harvard has pushed back on. In June, the HHS' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of violation, citing Harvard as acting "deliberately indifferent" toward discrimination and persecution of Jewish and Israeli students. Shortly after, the Trump administration referred the matter to the Justice Department for possible civil rights enforcement."
"The OCR's referral to HHS' Suspension and Debarment Program begins a process to determine if Harvard will be deemed ineligible for federal grants and contracts and for how long. A suspension is temporary while a case is pending, but a debarment is a longer-term, binding action. Both suspension and debarment apply across all federal agencies. Harvard has 20 days notify OCR if it will seek a hearing."
OCR referred Harvard to HHS' Suspension and Debarment Program to start proceedings that could render Harvard ineligible for federal grants and contracts, risking hundreds of millions in funding. A suspension would be temporary while a case is pending, and a debarment would be a longer-term, binding ineligibility applied across all federal agencies. Harvard has 20 days to notify OCR if it will seek a hearing. OCR issued a June notice of violation, citing that Harvard acted "deliberately indifferent" toward discrimination and persecution of Jewish and Israeli students. The administration referred the matter to the Justice Department for possible civil rights enforcement. A federal judge recently blocked government freeze orders on Harvard's multiyear grants.
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