{"id":124948,"date":"2025-06-30T15:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T23:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/30\/trump-administration-places-thumb-on-negotiation-scale-decides-harvard-didnt-do-enough-to-fight-antisemitism\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T23:03:19","slug":"trump-administration-places-thumb-on-negotiation-scale-decides-harvard-didnt-do-enough-to-fight-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/06\/30\/trump-administration-places-thumb-on-negotiation-scale-decides-harvard-didnt-do-enough-to-fight-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Administration Places Thumb On Negotiation Scale, Decides Harvard Didn\u2019t Do Enough To Fight Antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harvard has been fighting against the Trump administration on multiple fronts. Not only has the government frozen billions of dollars in funding that could have gone to the school, it also wants to prevent Harvard from hosting and teaching international students. As if those weren\u2019t enough, the school is also being accused of fostering antisemitism. That was grounds for revoking Columbia\u2019s accreditation status \u2014 now, Harvard may be forced to negotiate with the administration to avoid a similar fate. New York Times<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

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The Trump administration said Monday that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to address the harassment of Jewish students on campus, increasing the pressure on the Ivy League school as it negotiates a possible settlement with the White House.
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In their letter, the Trump administration officials said that Harvard\u2019s \u201ccommitment to racial hierarchies\u201d had \u201cenabled antisemitism to fester\u201d at the nation\u2019s oldest and wealthiest university. They warned that not making \u201cadequate changes immediately will result in the loss of all federal financial resources and continue to affect Harvard\u2019s relationship with the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The \u201cadequate changes\u201d here should probably be read as \u201cbreak your back bending over backward to make us happy.\u201d Whatever \u201csolutions\u201d Harvard could come up with to address the antisemitism accusations would still have to work within the \u201cglobal equity and inclusion is bad\u201d framework Trump & Co. are holding everyone to. It isn\u2019t like Harvard could prove their commitment to challenging the harassment of Jewish students on campus by actively recruiting Jewish faculty or students \u2014 that\u2019s affirmative action. Maybe devote funding to a Harvard Jewish affinity group that would let them cover the costs of consciousness raising on campus? Not likely: a consequence of Trump\u2019s anti-DEI purge is that everyone is doing their best to disband affinity groups<\/a> to avoid his displeasure. What if Harvard wanted to \u201cdevelop a faculty panel that would investigate and discipline people in connection with certain accusations of misconduct\u201d? Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services Paula M. Stannard hand-waved it as being too little too late.<\/p>\n

Whatever that magical solution would be, it looks like negotiations are underway: <\/p>\n

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\u201cActing extremely appropriately\u201d reads a lot more Paul, Weiss than it does Perkins Coie. Between pulling funding and nixing Harvard\u2019s accreditation like they did with Columbia<\/a>, Trump has some high-powered cards in his hands. Harvard\u2019s \u201cnegotiation\u201d could look a lot more like folding very shortly.<\/p>\n

Trump Administration Finds Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law<\/a> [New York Times]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: So Much For Free Speech: Harvard Law Students Punished For Reading Together At Campus Library<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Doubles Down On \u2018Protest\u2019 Retaliation & Punishes Teachers For Studying In Library<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Triples Down On Punishing Campus Free Speech, Adds Prayer To No-No List<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump Administration Threatens To Strip Harvard Law\u2019s Ability To Enroll And Teach International Students<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Law Students Vote To Divest From Israel<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Trump Administration Places Thumb On Negotiation Scale, Decides Harvard Didn\u2019t Do Enough To Fight Antisemitism<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Harvard has been fighting against the Trump administration on multiple fronts. Not only has the government frozen billions of dollars in funding that could have gone to the school, it also wants to prevent Harvard from hosting and teaching international students. As if those weren\u2019t enough, the school is also being accused of fostering antisemitism. That was grounds for revoking Columbia\u2019s accreditation status \u2014 now, Harvard may be forced to negotiate with the administration to avoid a similar fate. New York Times<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

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The Trump administration said Monday that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to address the harassment of Jewish students on campus, increasing the pressure on the Ivy League school as it negotiates a possible settlement with the White House.
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In their letter, the Trump administration officials said that Harvard\u2019s \u201ccommitment to racial hierarchies\u201d had \u201cenabled antisemitism to fester\u201d at the nation\u2019s oldest and wealthiest university. They warned that not making \u201cadequate changes immediately will result in the loss of all federal financial resources and continue to affect Harvard\u2019s relationship with the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The \u201cadequate changes\u201d here should probably be read as \u201cbreak your back bending over backward to make us happy.\u201d Whatever \u201csolutions\u201d Harvard could come up with to address the antisemitism accusations would still have to work within the \u201cglobal equity and inclusion is bad\u201d framework Trump & Co. are holding everyone to. It isn\u2019t like Harvard could prove their commitment to challenging the harassment of Jewish students on campus by actively recruiting Jewish faculty or students \u2014 that\u2019s affirmative action. Maybe devote funding to a Harvard Jewish affinity group that would let them cover the costs of consciousness raising on campus? Not likely: a consequence of Trump\u2019s anti-DEI purge is that everyone is doing their best to disband affinity groups<\/a> to avoid his displeasure. What if Harvard wanted to \u201cdevelop a faculty panel that would investigate and discipline people in connection with certain accusations of misconduct\u201d? Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services Paula M. Stannard hand-waved it as being too little too late.<\/p>\n

Whatever that magical solution would be, it looks like negotiations are underway: <\/p>\n

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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cActing extremely appropriately\u201d reads a lot more Paul, Weiss than it does Perkins Coie. Between pulling funding and nixing Harvard\u2019s accreditation like they did with Columbia<\/a>, Trump has some high-powered cards in his hands. Harvard\u2019s \u201cnegotiation\u201d could look a lot more like folding very shortly.<\/p>\n

Trump Administration Finds Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law<\/a> [New York Times]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: So Much For Free Speech: Harvard Law Students Punished For Reading Together At Campus Library<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Doubles Down On \u2018Protest\u2019 Retaliation & Punishes Teachers For Studying In Library<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Triples Down On Punishing Campus Free Speech, Adds Prayer To No-No List<\/a><\/p>\n

Trump Administration Threatens To Strip Harvard Law\u2019s Ability To Enroll And Teach International Students<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Law Students Vote To Divest From Israel<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0[email\u00a0protected] <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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