Harvard University's foreign researchers and visiting scholar program is being investigated by the U.S. State Department.

The US State Department's investigation of Harvard University's foreign research scholars and visiting scholars program marks a further escalation of the Trump administration's restrictions on the school's recruitment of international students. A Harvard University spokesperson responded in a statement, calling the investigation "another retaliatory measure by the government violating Harvard's First Amendment rights." The spokesperson stated that the university will continue to comply with current regulations regarding exchange visiting scholar programs.