Intensifying Antitrust Investigations Target Ivy League Universities
US House Republicans are ramping up antitrust probes into Ivy League universities, particularly focusing on allegations of price-fixing related to tuition costs. Key institutions like Harvard, Brown University, and the University of Pennsylvania have been subpoeaned by the House Judiciary Committee for documentation concerning their financial aid and pricing practices. This scrutiny comes as lawmakers express concerns over the rising costs of education and potential violations of antitrust laws. As part of these investigations, subpoenas have demanded transparency from these universities regarding their tuition pricing strategies, revealing a growing bipartisan effort to address issues in the higher education sector.
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