The negotiations have advanced to the point where the administration is looking over proposed text that could lead to a deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a willingness on Wednesday to settle for $500 million a legal fight with Harvard University over $2.5 billion in funding his administration canceled over accusations it allowed antisemitism and promoted diversity policies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pressing for a deal with Harvard University that would require the Ivy League school to pay far more than the $200 million fine agreed to by Columbia University to resolve multiple federal investigations, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The university was open to spending $500 million, but a $50 million settlement with Brown has prompted new debates in Cambridge.

Some feared that Harvard could be ready to pay even more than other Ivy League schools did to settle disputes with the White House. The post Deal between Harvard and Trump administration not imminent,

The university's president has maintained that Harvard will not risk losing its academic freedom, and it may delay any settlement negotiations until after a final court ruling.

Harvard President Alan Garber told faculty that there is no set deal, and that talks with the government have been “on-again, off-again,” sources told GBH News.