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

Harvard University and the Trump administration are close to reaching a deal that would require the Ivy League school to pay $500 million in order to regain access to federal funding and end ongoing investigations,

Harvard, some students, professors, and alumni argue, needs to be much more transparent about what exactly is on the table in its discussions with the White House.

Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government.

Harvard and the Trump administration are in the thick of negotiations to restore the university’s funding, moving closer to a deal but with nothing set in stone. A source familiar with the discussions told The Hill there are still real barriers that need to be overcome but that a deal is “close.