The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.

The Trump administration is in talks with several schools about future funding following allegations of antisemitism.

The White House is seeking fines from several universities it says failed to stop antisemitism on campus, including from Harvard University, in exchange for access to federal funding, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday,

As Harvard and the government negotiate to end a conflict with billions of dollars on the line, some ask whether Penny Pritzker, the head of the school’s governing board, should step down.

Harvard president Alan Garber, an economist and doctor, is battling the White House in court on behalf of all higher education.

The Trump administration has attempted to make Harvard, the richest university in the world, bend the knee. What's the strategy behind the pressure campaign and can Harvard maintain its resistance?