Harvard's measures, which include a review of admissions and curriculum, appear insufficient to satisfy the demands from the Trump administration to end race-based preferences, with critics arguing these changes still do not adequately address the ongoing issues of bias and discrimination on campus.

While Harvard acknowledges the need for improvement in handling antisemitism, the administration’s demands to limit activism are seen as a threat to academic freedom, prompting backlash from students and faculty who argue that the university should maintain its commitment to protecting free expression and diverse viewpoints.

The reports detailing antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice highlight severe problems that students face, indicating a need for substantial changes to campus culture.

Harvard University is undertaking a review of its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to internal reports regarding antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the campus, which were commissioned after pro-Palestinian protests last spring.

Harvard's leadership asserts that necessary changes and essential progress have been made, with a commitment to ensuring a welcoming environment for diverse ideas, although specific actions were not detailed.

The university is instituting updates to its admissions process to assess applicants' abilities to engage with differing perspectives and is also launching an initiative to promote viewpoint diversity across campus.