NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Donald Trump administration is doubling down on its scrutiny of universities by launching investigations into whether top medical schools, including Harvard University's, adequately protected Jewish students.

"Four top medical schools -- in addition to confronting the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars of research grants if they don't comply with White House diversity orders -- now face investigations from civil rights attorneys at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)," reported The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.

In addition to Harvard, medical schools at Columbia, Brown and Johns Hopkins universities are the targets of the investigations, according to the report.

HHS said late Monday it launched the investigations "following reports of antisemitic incidents" during 2024 commencement ceremonies but didn't disclose the names of the schools.

HHS said it would examine whether the medical schools acted with "deliberate indifference" in response to alleged antisemitic incidents, including displays of offensive symbols and "expressions of support for terrorist organizations." Enditem

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