Washington (AP) – Harvard University And the Trump administration is approaching a contract that requires Ivy League University to pay $500 million to regain access to federal funds and close the investigation, according to anyone familiar with the issue.
The framework is still sorted into important gaps, according to those who discussed internal deliberations on the condition of anonymity, but both sides agree with financial figures and can finalize settlements in the coming weeks.
Harvard declined to comment.
The agreement would end a few months of battles that tested the boundaries of government authority over American universities. What started as an investigation Campus Anti-Semitism It escalated into a full feud as the Trump administration attempted to significantly cut research funds of more than $2.6 billion, terminate federal contracts and block Harvard. Hosting international students.
The university dealt with a pair Litigation It advocates illegal retaliation by the administration after Harvard rejects a series of requests campus leaders deemed a threat to academic freedom.
Details of the proposed framework were first reported by the New York Times.
a 500 million dollar payments When the government promotes it will still be the largest amount Financial penalties In a village with an elite university. Columbia University He agreed to pay the government $200 million as part of a deal to restore access to federal funds. Brown University He has individually agreed to pay $50 million to workforce development organizations in Rhode Island.
Details on where Harvard’s potential payments will go have not been finalized, the person said.
The Republican president has called for him to reform the prestigious university that is diminishing as a fortress of liberal ideology.
His administration has Cut your funds Pushing demands along his political campaigns to several Ivy League schools. None of them have been targeted more frequently or heavily than Harvard University.
More than a dozen Democrats from Congress who attended Harvard University warned against the August 1 settlement, warning that the university might guarantee “strict Congress oversight and investigation.” They said they would set a dangerous precedent across all of higher education, depending on political demands.
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