US Agencies Investigating Harvard Law Review for Alleged Race Discrimination

Assistant secretary for civil rights said that Harvard Law Review’s article selection process ‘appears to pick winners and losers on the basis of race'.

People walk on the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 15, 2025. Faith Ninivaggi/Reuters

Federal officials are investigating Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review over allegations of race-based discrimination in the journal’s operations.

The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the probe on Monday, following reports that Harvard Law Review allegedly used “race-based criteria” for its journal membership and article selection process in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.