3Photo© thehindu.comTrump says Harvard deal is close, university will pay $500 million
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) that his administration was close to a deal with Harvard University that would include a $500 million payment by the Ivy League institution, after months of negotiations over school policies.
The administration has been wrangling with several prestigious universities, threatening to withhold federal funds over issues including pro-Palestinian protests against Israel's war in Gaza, campus diversity and transgender policies.
"We are in the process of getting very close," Mr. Trump told reporters at an event in the Oval Office. "Linda is finishing up the final details," he said, referring to Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
“ We are in the process of getting very close,
Donald Trump,
Trump says Harvard deal is close, university will pay $500 million
“ They'll be paying about $500 million and they'll be operating trade schools. They're going to be teaching people how to do AI and lots of other things, engines, lots of things,
Donald Trump,
Trump Says US govt ‘reached a deal’ with Harvard University
“ I guess we reached a deal with Harvard today, so we'll see how that -- all you have to do is paper it right, Linda,
Donald Trump,
Trump-Harvard reach a deal after months of negotiations