A confidential memo, later published in court documents, shows that the Trump administration had already shared an aggressive ‘menu’ of reforms with Harvard, a week before government officials sent a second list of demands that the University rejected.

Harvard University was back in court Monday for a major hearing in its funding fight case against the Trump administration, a key step in a battle over restoring more than $2 billion in federal funding for research frozen by the White House this spring.

Harvard University is contesting the US government in court over the freezing of nearly $3 billion in federal research funding. The Trump administration imposed conditions linked to viewpoint diversity and alleged failures to address antisemitism.

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Websites for Harvard College centers serving minority students, LGBTQ students and women vanished on Wednesday, according to reporting by The Harvard Crimson, marking the continued unraveling of diversity initiatives at the nation’s most prestigious university as it faces continued pressure from the Trump administration.

News that Harvard University is considering starting a conservative think tank is being met with skepticism and derision by conservatives who see the idea as a public relations ploy as the school seeks to retain federal funding threatened by the Trump administration.

A federal judge is considering Harvard’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by three former University of Pennsylvania swimmers alleging it violated Title IX regulations by allowing a transgender swimmer to compete in the 2022 Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.