Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comment by Harvard University. After threatening nearly $3 billion in federal funding cuts at Harvard University, the U.S. Department of Justice ...

The Education Department is investigating Harvard University's use of legacy admissions following a complaint from advocacy groups alleging that the practice violates federal civil rights law. In a ...

Harvard University is being investigated by the Department of Education regarding their legacy admissions process. The famous university is facing an investigation under Title VI of the Civil Rights ...

A history professor who has taught at Harvard for 40 years is publicly calling out the Ivy League school over race-based ...

A complaint was issued citing possible violations of the Civil Rights Act. Harvard University's practice of legacy admissions is being probed by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil ...

An activist group filed a complaint challenging Harvard's legacy admissions Monday, arguing the practice discriminates against Black applicants. The group, Lawyers for Civil Rights, claims that the ...

*Harvard University’s newly released admissions data highlights major demographic changes for the Class of 2029. These students entered in fall 2025 and are expected to graduate in 2029. Black student ...

With the Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action policies, legal activists requested the Education Department rethink alumni and donor consideration Henry Chandonnet is an Editorial Intern at ...

A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of ...

Last time U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs sided with Harvard in a case about the university’s alleged discrimination, it ended with the Supreme Court declaring race-conscious admissions unlawful ...

Admitted international students will be allowed to accept admission at Harvard University and at a foreign institution as a “backup plan,” according to an internal Harvard email obtained by MassLive.