WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that it has opened a formal investigation into certain financial aid programs at Harvard University, examining whether those programs may be discriminatory toward American students.
The department’s Civil Rights Division said it is conducting a compliance review to determine whether Harvard’s China-based financial aid programs and practices shut out students who are U.S. citizens.
“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 programs and practices exclude American-citizen students,” the department said in an official statement.
The investigation represents the most recent clash between Harvard and the administration of President Donald Trump, which has increasingly targeted the university on multiple fronts.
