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Harvard University and the Trump administration are in talks. The discussion is about restoring over $2 billion in frozen federal research funds. President Donald Trump wants major changes at Harvard.

Christopher Rufo, the conservative activist, wants to expand the campaign to reshape higher education beyond elite schools.

Harvard University appeared in federal court Monday in a pivotal case in its battle with the Trump administration, as the storied institution argued the government illegally cut $2.6 billion in

Federal officials pressuring Harvard University over allegations of mishandling antisemitism on campus considered an unprecedented tactic to force compliance: placing a lien on school property.

Harvard president Alan Garber, an economist and doctor, is battling the White House in court on behalf of all higher education.

Columbia win has paved the way for Trump team to elecit hundreds of millions from other top schools, including Cornell, Brown, Duke and Northwestern

The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.