EEOC Sues Harvard for Hiring Records in White-Men Bias Probe, Opening 3rd 2026 Case
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 30
EEOC Sues Harvard for Hiring Records in White-Men Bias Probe, Opening 3rd 2026 Case
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 30
Summary
A federal lawsuit in Massachusetts asks a judge to force Harvard to turn over hiring and diversity records in an EEOC investigation into alleged systemic discrimination against white men.
The agency says Harvard has not complied with requests in a probe that began after EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas filed a civil-rights charge in April 2025.
Harvard argues the investigation is part of a broader Trump administration campaign against the university, noting the charge came four days after Harvard sued over a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze.
The case becomes the administration’s third lawsuit against Harvard this year, alongside a pending document fight over admissions and an appealed antisemitism case dismissed by a Boston judge in August.