The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Harvard University in an effort to obtain records for an investigation into whether the school’s hiring and employment practices discriminated against certain demographic groups as it pursued I&D goals.
The EEOC filed the lawsuit in federal court in Boston, seeking enforcement of a subpoena issued as part of an investigation into Harvard’s faculty hiring and employment practices. The agency is examining whether the university engaged in systemic discrimination based on race and sex, particularly against White and male workers and applicants.
EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas initiated the investigation in 2025, alleging that Harvard had engaged in a pattern of discrimination since 2018 against White, Asian, male, straight, and other employees and applicants while seeking what Harvard described as the “demographic diversification of the faculty.”
Lucas cited Harvard’s own faculty demographic reports showing that the share of White men among tenured faculty declined from 64% in 2013 to 56% in 2023. The EEOC is seeking records including information about faculty applicants dating to 2018, hiring committee guidance, and documents related to I&D programs and offices.
Harvard has publicly pushed back, arguing that the subpoena is extraordinarily broad and that it has already produced more than 9,000 pages of responsive information. According to court documents, the university characterized the agency’s demands as a...
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