Harvard apologizes, promises change after reports on antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus

Harvard University President Alan Garber issued an apology and promised reforms after campus reports concluded there had been critical lapses in combating prejudice at the Ivy League institution, particularly against Jewish students.

The university on Tuesday released the results of two presidential task forces focused on how Jewish or pro-Israel students and their pro-Palestinian peers have been treated since Oct. 7, 2023. In the 18 months since Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel, pro-Palestinian protests have rocked the school, as demonstrators argued Israel’s military response constituted genocide in Gaza and that the Jewish state has no right to exist.