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Why Trump and Harvard Have Not Reached a Deal

President Trump promised a deal last summer. Other universities have agreed to pay millions to settle with the federal government since then, but Harvard, which was asked to pay much more, has not. Read More

Has Harvard Reached a Deal with Trump Administration? Education Secretary Linda McMahon Shares Big Update

In October, US President Donald Trump had said the deal would include a payment of around $500m from Harvard and new programmes run by the university ... Read More

What Northwestern accepted from the Trump administration to get back $790M in research funds

Northwestern’s president argues that the school didn’t cross any “red lines” in an agreement that closed multiple federal investigations and terminated a deal with students to end a pro-Palestinian ... Read More

Trump Administration Nears Final Agreement with Harvard Amid Ongoing Federal Investigations

Negotiations between the Trump administration and Harvard University are reportedly approaching their final stages, according to a statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during a ... Read More

Trump administration says it’s ‘getting close’ to finalizing negotiations with Harvard

They’re ongoing negotiations and I feel very comfortable that we are getting close to having those negotiations finalized, it’s been an open-door conversation all along,” McMahon said at White House ... Read More

Battle between Trump and universities hurting scientific research in need of federal funding

For generations, federal research funding to universities has fueled breakthroughs in medicine, technology, and national defense. Now, the White House is using that support as leverage — pressuring a ... Read More

A New Twist in the Legal Battle Over Trump’s Cancellation of Teacher-Prep Grants

A federal judge agreed with the Trump administration that she can’t order the restoration of millions of dollars in funding for teacher-training grants the administration prematurely cut earlier this ... Read More