In return, the White House would restore some of the $400 million in federal research funding it canceled, according to people familiar with ongoing discussions.

A member of Columbia University's Board of Trustees is calling on the school to comply with the Trump administration's demands regarding alleged antisemitism on campus.

The Ivy League university has been locked in battle with the government for months.

Columbia University shifted policies in an effort to restore federal funding and so far hasn't seen much in return. Meanwhile, Harvard's costs in its standoff with the Trump administration grow day by day.

The lawsuit, filed by several university associations, is one of the first against President Trump and members of his administration to go to trial.

The exact terms of a deal are still being hashed out, and any deal could still fall apart.

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is taking more swipes at Harvard University, even after the president hinted he was close to striking a deal with the school that could potentially restore its funding and resolve several lawsuits.

The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public university.