The sum sought by the government is more than twice as much as the $200 million fine that Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash with the White House last week.
Trump officials hope deals with two Ivy League schools create a template that others, including Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern, will follow.
The University of Pennsylvania reached an agreement with the Trump administration in which, among other things, it agreed to comply with White House demands on the issue of transgender athletes in women’s sports.
The Trump administration has continued to pressure the university despite continuing talks to settle a monthslong dispute over the federal government’s role in higher education.
Harvard has been given a one-week deadline by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to produce a lengthy list of university records related to the Exchange Visitor Program.
Harvard University is asking a federal judge to order the restoration of billions of dollars in federal funding that the Trump administration has taken away.
President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.
President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.
The Department of Homeland Security issued administrative subpoenas seeking data about the university’s international students, while two federal agencies challenged Harvard’s accreditation.
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