Harvard President Apologizes After Reports on Bias

Harvard University released its long-awaited reports on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias, presenting a scathing critique of how its students treated each other in the aftermath of the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, 2023.

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"I'm sorry for the moments when we failed to meet the high expectations we rightfully set for our community," Harvard President Alan Garber said in a letter Tuesday accompanying the reports, which offered recommendations for the university covering admissions, handling complaints and how it teaches.

Garber, who's acknowledged he's recently experienced antisemitism at Harvard, is releasing the studies as the oldest and richest US university faces multiple government probes over its treatment of Jewish students and the role race plays on campus. The reports scrutinize a tumultuous period in the previous school year marked by anti-Israel protests and tent encampments in Harvard Yard, as well as allegations that pro-Zionist groups doxxed demonstrators.

On Monday, the government opened another investigation, alleging discrimination at the Harvard Law Review.