The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday announced it has notified Harvard University’s accreditor of its alleged failure to address

Harvard losing accreditation could put federal student aid and even the potential usefulness of a Harvard degree at risk.

The Education Department and HHS notified the New England commission controlling Harvard’s status that the school “may fail to meet the standards for accreditation.”

Harvard is "in violent violation" of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the federal government’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said Monday in a letter threatening to cut all the university's federal funding if changes aren't made.

The actions were taken in the name of antisemitism, as the Trump administration claimed Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, particularly in the wake of the war in Gaza. Harvard rejected the administration’s demands and set the stage for a historic showdown.

The Trump administration on Monday informed Harvard University that the government found it in “violent violation” of a federal civil rights law guaranteeing the protection of Jewish students on campus,