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Harvard, Trump Administration Resume Tense Funding Negotiations
10/10/2025
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- Harvard University resumes talks with the Trump administration on federal research funding under new negotiator Stephen A. Schwarzman, billionaire.
- President Donald Trump claimed an agreement was near, but the administration sent letters to nine universities with new demands.
- Harvard officials worry signing an agreement could invite demands, amid administration tactics that include investigations and funding cuts to push conservative values.
