From the LA Times: The Trump administration escalated its fight with Harvard University [last] Friday, placing the Ivy League school under extra financial oversight and threatening sanctions if it does not provide additional data on its admissions practices. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the department was placing Harvard under “heightened cash monitoring,” forcing the school to use its own money to pay out financial aid for students and then seek reimbursement from the government. She also threatened “further enforcement action” if the school does not turn over records to prove it no longer is considering race in admissions.
Harvard did not respond to a request for comment...
The Education Department is also investigating Harvard’s admissions practices as part of a wider effort to compel universities to prove that they are not using race to evaluate applicants. It says Harvard has not met all of its demands for information about its applicants and admitted students...
Full story at https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-09-20/trump-administration-threatens-further-sanctions-in-escalating-fight-with-harvard.
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