The U.S. Department of Education launched two new investigations into Harvard University this week: one into alleged harassment of Jewish students and another into continuing use of race in admissions following the 2023 Supreme Court decision. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the probes will verify compliance with federal civil-rights and nondiscrimination laws and warned Harvard against withholding requested admissions records. Harvard officials pointed to internal reports documenting antisemitic and anti‑Palestinian incidents and said the university is committed to confronting bias. The Education Department has threatened referrals to the Justice Department and to withhold federal grants if compliance issues aren’t resolved, raising the stakes for one of the nation’s largest research universities. The moves signal intensified federal oversight of campus climate and admissions practices that could reshape institutional reporting and enforcement expectations nationwide.