Harvard replaced the leader of a health center within its public‑health school following allegations that the center had shown favoritism toward Palestinian viewpoints; the center had also been reviewed in a university antisemitism report and drew attention from federal officials. The leadership change is the latest flashpoint in campus debates over bias, academic independence, and external pressure. Harvard officials moved to reshuffle leadership amid scrutiny from the Trump administration and public debate over whether institutional units are applying political stances in clinical or educational settings. The move signals how federal review and campus politics can converge to prompt administrative turnover. Stakeholders — including donors, federal agencies, and faculty governance bodies — will be watching how Harvard balances civil‑rights obligations, academic freedom, and institutional neutrality in public‑health programming.
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