The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated proceedings to suspend Harvard University's access to all federal grants and contracts after its Office for Civil Rights referred the university for suspension and debarment. The action stems from accusations that Harvard violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by allegedly showing deliberate indifference to antisemitic student-on-student harassment. Harvard has the right to a formal hearing before an HHS administrative law judge, who will decide whether the university should be barred from federal funding. This suspension would affect all federal funding streams and represents an escalation of federal pressure aimed at enforcing compliance amid political tensions.
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