The White House is pushing Harvard for a major financial settlement in negotiations to restore more than $2 billion in frozen funds, according to a person familiar with the talks — and demanding that Harvard cough up even more than Columbia University did earlier this week.

A deal to resolve allegations that the university failed to protect Jewish students from harassment is expected to include a fine of about $200 million.

Cornell University is advancing in talks with the Trump administration to reinstate hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding amid efforts by the White House to get schools to resolve allegations of campus antisemitism,

Officials from Columbia and the White House met in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to discuss the terms of a deal that would restore most of the $400 million in canceled federal funding to the University,

University of Michigan as well as Northwestern, Cornell and Brown universities are among dozens targeted by the White House

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

Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy both pilloried and praised.

In exchange for financial compensation and increased transparency, Columbia avoids long-term federal oversight, unlike Harvard's initial litigation approach.