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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Harvard taskforces on anti-Muslim bias and antisemitism find widespread hostility on campus

people hold signs and flags in support of Palestinians
People gather in support of Palestinians at Harvard University on 14 October 2023. Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Muslim and Jewish students at Harvard University experienced bigotry and abuse as the Massachusetts campus was roiled by protests last year, according to two reports released on Tuesday that found many felt shunned by peers and professors for expressing political beliefs.

Harvard and other universities face extraordinary pressure from Donald Trump’s administration over allegations of antisemitism and leftist bias. The reports, jointly amounting to more than 500 pages, were the result of two taskforces Harvard set up a year before Trump took office, one on combating antisemitism and anti-Israel bias, the other on combating anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias.

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