部长琳达·麦克马洪周一表示，教育部和其他机构正在审查哈佛大学在校园内培养反犹太主义的行为。
麦克马洪在一份新闻稿中说:“哈佛未能保护校园内的学生免受反犹太歧视，同时在自由调查问题上宣扬分裂意识形态，这使其声誉处于严重危险之中。”。
她说:“哈佛可以纠正这些错误，恢复自己的校园，致力于学术卓越和寻求真理，让所有学生在校园里感到安全。”
教育部、卫生与公众服务部和总务管理局正在参与对该学校的全面审查。
此举正值政府的联合工作组加倍努力消除精英大学的反犹太行为和骚扰。本月早些时候，在特别工作组调查发现学校在保护犹太学生方面无所作为后，政府剥夺了哥伦比亚大学的4亿美元拨款。
根据新闻稿，周一对哈佛大学采取行动之前，一项类似的审查导致哥伦比亚大学同意遵守九项先决条件，以便就退还被取消的联邦资金进行进一步谈判。
根据新闻稿，该工作组将审查给哈佛及其附属机构的数亿美元拨款。
新闻稿称，这些机构还将审查另外近90亿美元的哈佛拨款，以确保其符合“联邦法规”和“公民权利责任”。
作为对该评估的回应，哈佛大学校长艾伦·加伯发表声明称，“我们完全支持打击反犹太主义的重要目标，反犹太主义是最阴险的偏见形式之一。”
“它就在我们的校园里，”加伯继续说，“我直接经历过反犹太主义，甚至在担任总统期间，我知道这对一个来学院或大学学习和交朋友的学生有多大的伤害。”
然而，加伯说，该大学打击反犹太主义的90亿美元联邦资金“岌岌可危”，可能会停止“拯救生命的研究，并危及重要的科学研究和创新。”
“作为一个机构和一个社区，我们承认自己的缺点，追求必要的变革，并建立更强大的纽带，使所有人都能繁荣发展，”加伯补充说。
哈佛校友、加州共和党众议员凯文·凯利(Kevin Kiley)告诉美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)，他认为太多的大学没有对帐篷营地和敌对示威活动进行检查，这些示威活动涉及学生占领校园内的建筑物，以应对2023年10月7日哈马斯对以色列发动突然袭击后爆发的以色列-哈马斯冲突。
凯利是众议院教育和劳动力委员会的成员，他称政府的审查“令人难以置信地令人耳目一新”，是保护哈佛犹太学生公民权利和安全的积极解决方案。
“我们需要确保规则得到执行，民权法律得到遵守，非法活动要承担后果，”基利说。
俄勒冈州民主党众议员苏珊娜·博纳米奇也是教育和劳动力委员会的成员，与众议员凯利一起，博纳米奇在高等教育小组委员会任职。
Bonamici告诉ABC新闻，她认为政府一直在推动对高等教育机构的攻击。
她说，威胁联邦资金是一个太远的桥梁。“有办法解决不涉及这种威胁的反犹太主义，”博纳米奇说，并补充说，“他们试图做的是恐吓这些大学，就像他们对律师事务所做的那样，恐吓他们采取与高等教育、自由思想和批判性思维对立的立场，所以这非常令人担忧。”
加沙平民伤亡人数增加后，全国各地的大学校园爆发了抗议活动，因为以色列对10月7日发起了军事行动，誓言要根除哈马斯。美国已将哈马斯定为恐怖组织。
在联邦政府做出回应之前，唐纳德·特朗普总统签署了一项行政命令，指示麦克马洪废除教育部和另一项采取措施“大力”打击反犹太主义的命令。
《哈佛评论》还强调了政府的承诺，即如果大学在10月7日之后助长反犹太主义抗议和示威，它们将承担联邦后果。
在竞选活动中，特朗普说:“我对犹太裔美国人的承诺是这样的:有了你们的投票，我将成为你们的捍卫者，你们的保护者，我将成为犹太裔美国人在白宫有史以来最好的朋友。”
与此同时，国会正在调查哈佛和其他十几所学校涉嫌在校园里培养反犹太主义。
众议院教育和劳动力委员会去年秋天的一份报告发现，许多大学未能充分约束反犹太主义行为。超过的摘要100页的报告声称“绝大多数”被指控在校园内进行反犹骚扰或其他反犹行为的学生因其所谓的违规行为而面临最低限度的纪律处分。
Trump administration reviewing alleged antisemitism at Harvard University
The Department of Education and other agencies are reviewing Harvard University for fostering antisemitism on its campus, Secretary Linda McMahon said Monday.
"Harvard's failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination -- all while promoting divisive ideologies over free inquiry -- has put its reputation in serious jeopardy," McMahon said in a release.
"Harvard can right these wrongs and restore itself to a campus dedicated to academic excellence and truth-seeking, where all students feel safe on its campus," she said.
The Education Department, the Department of Health and Human Services and the General Services Administration are joining in the comprehensive review of the school.
The move comes as the administration's joint task force doubles down on removing antisemitic conduct and harassment from elite universities. The administration stripped Columbia University of $400 million in grants earlier this month after a task force investigation found inaction by the school to protect Jewish students.
Monday's actions against Harvard come after a similar review led to Columbia agreeing to comply with nine preconditions for further negotiations regarding a return of canceled federal funds, according to the release.
The task force will review hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to Harvard and its affiliates, according to the release.
The agencies will also review another nearly $9 billion in grants to Harvard to ensure it's in compliance with "federal regulations" and "civil rights responsibilities," the release said.
In response to the review, Harvard President Alan Garber released a statement saying, "We fully embrace the important goal of combatting antisemitism, one of the most insidious forms of bigotry."
"It is present on our campus," Garber continued, "I have experienced antisemitism directly, even while serving as president, and I know how damaging it can be to a student who has come to learn and make friends at a college or university."
Garber said, however, that the $9 billion in federal funding that is "at stake" as the university works to combat antisemitism could halt "life-saving research and imperil important scientific research and innovation."
"As an institution and as a community, we acknowledge our shortcomings, pursue needed change, and build stronger bonds that enable all to thrive," Garber added.
Harvard alum Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., told ABC News he believes too many universities have gone unchecked for tent encampments and hostile demonstrations that involved students overtaking buildings on campus in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict that broke out after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Kiley, who sits on the House Education and Workforce Committee, called the administration's review "incredibly refreshing" and a proactive solution to protect the civil rights and safety of Harvard's Jewish students.
"We need to make sure that the rules are enforced, that civil rights laws are abided by and that there are consequences for illegal activity," Kiley said.
Oregon Democratic Rep. Suzanne Bonamici is also a member of the Education and Workforce Committee and alongside Rep. Kiley, Bonamici serves on the subcommittee on higher education.
Bonamici told ABC News she believes the administration has been pushing a concerning attack on institutions of higher education.
She said threatening federal funding is a bridge too far. "There are ways to address anti-Semitism that don't involve this type of threat," Bonamici said, adding, "What they're trying to do is intimidate these universities, like they're doing with law firms, intimidate them into taking positions that are antithetical to higher education and free thought and critical thinking, so it's extremely concerning."
Protests erupted on college campuses around the country after civilian casualties mounted in Gaza as Israel launched a military campaign in response to Oct. 7, vowing to eradicate Hamas -- which the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization.
The federal response comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing McMahon to abolish the Department of Education and another order that takes measures to "vigorously" combat antisemitism.
The Harvard review also highlights the administration's promise to ensure colleges would suffer the federal consequences if they foster antisemitic protests and demonstrations in the wake of Oct. 7.
On the campaign trail, Trump said, "My promise to Jewish Americans is this: With your vote, I will be your defender, your protector, and I will be the best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House."
Meanwhile, Congress is investigating Harvard and nearly a dozen other schools for allegedly fostering antisemitism on campus.
A House Education and Workforce Committee report last fall found many universities have failed to adequately discipline antisemitic conduct. A summary of the more than100-page reportalleges the "overwhelming majority" of students accused of antisemitic harassment or other acts of antisemitism on campuses faced minimal disciplinary action for their alleged violations.
