Amidst increased federal scrutiny of antisemitism on college campuses, Harvard University decided in all its wisdom to host an event with a transgender actor who mocks Hasidic Jews to celebrate a holiday.

Former Harvard University president Lawrence Summers has been sharply critical of elite universities’ responses to campus antisemitism and the pro-Palestinian student protest movement. But in a Globe interview Monday, Summers denounced what the Trump administration has described as efforts to address both issues.

More than one year after their founding, Harvard’s task forces on combating antisemitism and Islamophobia have yet to issue their final recommendations — missing their fall 2024 deadline by months.

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the University has benefited from Foundation To Combat Antisemitism’s tools to track antisemitism on social media at the annual Harvard Business School Shabbat Dinner with New England Patriots Owner Robert K.

Former Harvard president Lawrence Summers lambasted the university’s current leadership over their response to campus antisemitism in a social media post Monday.

The National Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued warnings to 60 universities, including Cornell, on Monday.

Harvard University cited "rapidly shifting federal policies" in its announcement Monday, but didn't elaborate on what it meant.