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EEOC Sues Harvard for Employment Records Under Title VII

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Harvard University to obtain its employment records.
Republican chair Andrea Lucas filed the EEOC charge in April 2025, four days after Harvard’s $2.2 billion funding-freeze lawsuit.
Lucas alleges Harvard has discriminated against white, Asian, male and straight employees and applicants since 2018 to diversify faculty.
EEOC says Harvard gave limited data, refused all faculty applicant records since 2018, and seeks a Title VII court order.

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Harvard University to obtain its employment records.
Republican chair Andrea Lucas filed the EEOC charge in April 2025, four days after Harvard’s $2.2 billion funding-freeze lawsuit.
Lucas alleges Harvard has discriminated against white, Asian, male and straight employees and applicants since 2018 to diversify faculty.
EEOC says Harvard gave limited data, refused all faculty applicant records since 2018, and seeks a Title VII court order.