Harvard University on Monday rejected demands from the Trump administration as it threatens the school's federal funding as part of a broader clampdown on higher education.

In a message to the Harvard community from its leadership — and in a corresponding letter from the school's attorneys to the federal government — the university said that while it is and will continue to engage in reforms, those changes should not be mandated by Washington.

“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” President Alan Garber said in his message.

The Trump administration on Friday demanded the university change numerous policies, including around protesting and diversity, equity and inclusion programs, to keep federal funding.

The White House has gone after multiple universities, particularly Ivy Leagues, under the accusation the schools have not done enough to combat campus antisemitism after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

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