Harvard University may be back at the bargaining table with the Trump administration. Newsmax reported on Monday that the Harvard University publication, The Crimson, had indicated that Harvard President Alan Garber was not going to settle with the White House over a list of issues.

But on Tuesday, the Boston Globe released a report that a potential deal was in the works — aligning with reporting from The New York Times late last month that Harvard was considering a $500 million dollar deal to settle with the White House over allegations of discrimination and shortcomings in hiring and admissions.

In mid-April, a dispute between the Trump administration and Harvard came to a head as the university refused to comply with a demand to limit activism on campus. The administration responded by freezing $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard, along with another $60 million in contracts. That freeze came with a demand that Harvard initiate “merit-based” admissions and hiring policies and do an audit of everyone connected with the university on diversity viewpoints.

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