Overview

• Garber denied that any $500 million deal is imminent, calling the figure false and attributing it to a White House leak
• Harvard has secured two preliminary injunctions from Judge Allison D. Burroughs to protect parts of its frozen research funding
• The university restructured diversity offices and adjusted some programs but refuses to accept an external monitor or federal oversight
• Letters from faculty, students and alumni and warnings from Democratic lawmakers have urged Harvard not to compromise core academic principles
• The Trump administration is preparing to appeal unfavorable rulings as Harvard signals it will continue the dispute in court rather than settle