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DOJ probes Harvard over Chinese donor scholarships potentially excluding Americans

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The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Harvard University concerning its acceptance of hundreds of millions of dollars from Chinese donors. The inquiry focuses on whether these donations are used to create scholarship programs that discriminate against American students, potentially violating civil rights laws. Harvard stated it complies with all legal obligations and does not unlawfully discriminate in financial aid allocation, while the Chinese embassy emphasized the mutual benefits of educational cooperation. AI

RANK_REASON Government investigation into a major university regarding foreign funding and potential discrimination. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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DOJ probes Harvard over Chinese donor scholarships potentially excluding Americans

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Collin Binkley, Nick Lichtenberg, Didi Tang, The Associated Press ·

    Harvard took hundreds of millions from Chinese donors—now the DOJ is asking if Americans were left out on purpose

    Through its “China-based financial aid programs," is Harvard allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students?

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