The Education Department said an investigation had found that the public university and its president had supported diversity programs that the department views as discriminatory.
The administration doubled down against Harvard, asserting that rising violent crime on campus meant the school should not host international students. It will also review the school’s patents.
Harvard University and the White House are discussing a deal to end their legal battles. But Friday’s moves suggested that the relationship remained contentious.
President Trump’s most recent executive order wades into a debate over how elite colleges should weigh grades and test scores versus the obstacles students have overcome.
President Trump signed an executive order requiring schools to submit information about the academics of applicants, which was designed to prevent universities from using “racial proxies” in admissions.
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