The Trump administration is investigating a Harvard review for “racial discrimination”, a new episode of the open conflict with the university

The Trump administration launched, Monday, April 28, investigations on the prestigious Harvard Law Reviewexplaining in a press release that it had received notifications from “Racial discrimination” in the operation of the newspaper.

The Ministry of Education says it plans to look in particular on the process of selecting the articles published by the journal, which “Seems to choose the winners and the losers on the basis of ethnic origin” of their author.

Investigations also aim for university and must examine “The relationship between Harvard and the newspaper, in particular financial links, surveillance procedures, as well as selection policies and other documentation concerning participations and publications”according to the press release.

“Threat to democracy”

Founded in 1887, shortly after 250^e Harvard anniversary, the Harvard Law Reviewwritten by university students, refers to legal analysis. Among its former editors or officials are 44^e President of the United States, Barack Obama, as well as several ministers or members of the Supreme Court.

Donald Trump, in open conflict with the prestigious university, accused him last week of being a “Extreme left anti -Semitic institution” and a “Threat to democracy”.

The University was distinguished by attacking the Trump administration in court concerning a freeze of more than $ 2 billion (1.76 billion euros) of federal subsidies, a measure taken after the famous institution refused to comply with a series of white house requirements.

Another press release from the Ministry of Education, published on Monday, accused the University of Massachusetts of having broken down a regulation by authorizing transgender athletes to compete in women’s competitions. The administration had launched surveys within two universities on this subject in February.

The American president, who criticizes universities for being centers of progressive protest, wants to have a right of way on the procedures for the admission of students, teacher hiring and programs.