In a petition, alumni, faculty and members of the public asked Harvard to stand up to the White House. The school has signaled a willingness to pay $500 million to restore research funds.

Harvard University students, faculty, alumni and members of the public are warning against following Columbia and Brown Universities in agreeing to a deal with the federal government.

Harvard University and the Trump administration are getting close to an agreement that would require the Ivy League university to pay $500 million to regain access to federal funding and to end investigations,