{"id":125981,"date":"2025-04-29T11:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-trump-administration-is-investigating-a-harvard-review-for-racial-discrimination-a-new-episode-of-the-open-conflict-with-the-university\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:07:51","slug":"the-trump-administration-is-investigating-a-harvard-review-for-racial-discrimination-a-new-episode-of-the-open-conflict-with-the-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-trump-administration-is-investigating-a-harvard-review-for-racial-discrimination-a-new-episode-of-the-open-conflict-with-the-university\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trump administration is investigating a Harvard review for &#8220;racial discrimination&#8221;, a new episode of the open conflict with the university"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\"> <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\" https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/24\/0\/0\/5430\/3620\/556\/0\/75\/0\/3d42fa8_ftp-import-images-1-ztvaah23nopg-5702556-01-06.jpg 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/24\/0\/0\/5430\/3620\/600\/0\/75\/0\/3d42fa8_ftp-import-images-1-ztvaah23nopg-5702556-01-06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/24\/0\/0\/5430\/3620\/664\/0\/75\/0\/3d42fa8_ftp-import-images-1-ztvaah23nopg-5702556-01-06.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/24\/0\/0\/5430\/3620\/700\/0\/75\/0\/3d42fa8_ftp-import-images-1-ztvaah23nopg-5702556-01-06.jpg 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/24\/0\/0\/5430\/3620\/800\/0\/75\/0\/3d42fa8_ftp-import-images-1-ztvaah23nopg-5702556-01-06.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" alt=\"L\u2019universit\u00e9 Harvard, \u00e0 Cambridge (Massachusetts), le 15\u00a0avril 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source><\/picture> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/24\/0\/0\/5430\/3620\/664\/0\/75\/0\/3d42fa8_ftp-import-images-1-ztvaah23nopg-5702556-01-06.jpg\" alt=\"Harvard University, in Cambridge (Massachusetts), April 15, 2025.\"\/> <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Harvard University, in Cambridge (Massachusetts), April 15, 2025.  <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Joseph Prezioso \/ AFP<\/span>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">The Trump administration launched, Monday, April 28, investigations on the prestigious <em>Harvard Law Review<\/em>explaining in a press release that it had received notifications from <em>&#8220;Racial discrimination&#8221;<\/em> in the operation of the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">The Ministry of Education says it plans to look in particular on the process of selecting the articles published by the journal, which <em>&#8220;Seems to choose the winners and the losers on the basis of ethnic origin&#8221;<\/em> of their author.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">Investigations also aim for university and must examine <em>&#8220;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&#8221;<\/em>according to the press release.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    &#8220;In Harvard, government interference between Orwellian requirement and authoritarian impulse&#8221; <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3418971\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/idees\/article\/2025\/04\/17\/steven-pinker-et-tarek-masoud-a-harvard-une-ingerence-gouvernementale-entre-exigence-orwellienne-et-impulsion-autoritaire_6596958_3232.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">&#8220;Threat to democracy&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">Founded in 1887, shortly after 250<sup>e<\/sup> Harvard anniversary, the <em>Harvard Law Review<\/em>written by university students, refers to legal analysis. Among its former editors or officials are 44<sup>e<\/sup> President of the United States, Barack Obama, as well as several ministers or members of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">Donald Trump, in open conflict with the prestigious university, accused him last week of being a <em>&#8220;Extreme left anti -Semitic institution&#8221;<\/em> and a <em>&#8220;Threat to democracy&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">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.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    Harvard opposes Donald Trump, the American president freezes $ 2.2 billion in the prestigious university <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3418691\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/article\/2025\/04\/15\/harvard-refuse-de-se-soumettre-aux-injonctions-de-l-administration-trump_6596077_3210.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">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&#8217;s competitions. The administration had launched surveys within two universities on this subject in February.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inread  js-services-inread\">\n<p> <span>Newsletter<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the front page&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Each morning, browse most of the news of the day with the last titles of the &#8220;world&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Register<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">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.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    The University of Berkeley, capital of &#8220;Free Speech&#8221; in the United States, does not intend to submit to the Trump administration <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3419332\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/article\/2025\/04\/22\/face-a-donald-trump-l-universite-de-berkeley-n-a-pas-dit-son-dernier-mot_6598724_3210.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">  <span class=\"author__name\">The world with AFP<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">                      Reuse this content   <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\">Tm-En-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard University, in Cambridge (Massachusetts), April 15, 2025. Joseph Prezioso \/ AFP The Trump administration launched, Monday, April 28, investigations on the prestigious Harvard Law Reviewexplaining in a press release that it had received notifications from &#8220;Racial discrimination&#8221; in the operation of the newspaper. 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