Office for Civil Rights

HHS Moves To Bar Harvard From Federal Grants Over Alleged Title VI Violations

Oct 20, 2025

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated proceedings that could revoke Harvard University’s eligibility to receive federal grants and contracts, escalating a high-profile dispute between the Trump administration and the Ivy League institution. In a statement released Monday, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) confirmed that it had referred Harvard to…
University of Alabama Faces Lawsuit For Granting Race-Based Scholarships

May 3, 2025

The University of Alabama is under federal scrutiny following a civil rights complaint alleging that one of its scholarships discriminates based on race. The complaint, filed by the Equal Protection Project, a national nonprofit advocating for race-neutral treatment in education, targets the university’s Norton-Textra Endowed Scholarship, which previously specified eligibility for African-American students majoring in…

HHS Moves To Bar Harvard From Federal Grants Over Alleged Title VI Violations