The Department of Education and the Justice Department have opened concurrent inquiries into Harvard University this week. The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into alleged harassment of Jewish students while a separate review will examine whether Harvard’s admissions practices violate the post‑affirmative‑action legal standard. The DOJ also filed a lawsuit seeking to recover billions in federal grants tied to alleged mishandling of antisemitic incidents. Education Secretary Linda McMahon framed the actions as enforcement of civil‑rights and admissions law; Harvard defended its efforts to confront antisemitism and said it will cooperate. The probes span complaints about campus climate, university responses to bias incidents, and demands for admissions records—raising the prospect of federal referral to the Justice Department if the school does not comply.