NYT > U.S. News Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations Par :Michael S. Schmidt · Alan Blinder and Michael C. Bender 4 août 2025 à 19:17 The university was open to spending $500 million, but a $50 million settlement with Brown has prompted new debates in Cambridge. © Sophie Park for The New York TimesHarvard officials have been sensitive to the possibility that a deal with the government would be seen as surrendering to the president and offering him a political gift.