美国司法部宣布对哈佛大学的助学金项目展开调查[1]。司法部民权司负责人 Harmeet Dhillon 表示，学校不能既接受联邦资金，又通过接受外国资金故意排除美国公民，指称这一做法违反法律，并称"无论在哪里发现这种情况，我们都将阻止它"[1]。
司法部指控哈佛大学针对中国捐赠者设立的限制性助学金项目可能构成国籍歧视，违反联邦法律[1]。根据联邦披露文件，哈佛大学在过去几十年中接受了来自中国的6.3亿美元捐款，总计约45亿美元的外国资金[1]。
哈佛大学回应称，其遵守《教育法修正案第六编》的相关法律义务，在分配助学金时不会基于种族、民族或国籍进行非法歧视[1]。
中国大使馆发言人刘畅表示，中国认为正常的教育和学术交流不应因政治目的而中断[1]。
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced an investigation into Harvard University's restricted scholarship programs funded by Chinese donors, alleging potential violations of federal law through the exclusion of American students on the basis of nationality [1].
Harmeet Dhillon, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, stated that schools cannot simultaneously accept federal funding while using foreign sources of money to deliberately exclude U.S. citizens, characterizing such practices as illegal [1]. "We will stop it wherever we find it," Dhillon said [1].
Harvard responded by asserting its compliance with Title VI legal obligations, emphasizing that it does not engage in unlawful discrimination when distributing financial aid based on race, ethnicity, or national origin [1]. The university maintained its commitment to equitable fund allocation [1].
Federal disclosure documents reveal that Harvard has received $630 million in donations from China over recent decades, as part of approximately $4.5 billion in total foreign funding [1].
China's embassy spokesperson Liu Chang countered that normal educational and academic exchanges should not be interrupted for political purposes [1].