US Justice Department investigating whether Harvard aid programmes are discriminatory

US Justice Department investigating whether Harvard aid programmes are discriminatoryThe DoJ said it reviewing whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 6:31am, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 7:15am, 21 Jul 2026The US Justice Department said on Monday it launched an investigation reviewing whether some Harvard University financial aid programmes were discriminatory, marking the latest fight against the university by Donald Trump’s administration.“The Justice ‌Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today it is opening a compliance review into Harvard University to determine whether its China-based financial aid programmes and practices exclude American-citizen students,” the department said in a statement.The agency said Chinese donors have given money to Harvard to support financial aid programmes limited to students from certain countries. That restriction could amount to illegal discrimination based on country of origin, the department said.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x