The Trump administration on Wednesday challenged Harvard University’s accredited status due to accusations that the school violated federal civil rights laws in its handling of antisemitism on campus.

The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday announced it has notified Harvard University’s accreditor of its alleged failure to address

The Trump administration threatens to withdraw all federal funding from Harvard after a federal investigation accused the university of failing to address antisemitism.

The actions were taken in the name of antisemitism, as the Trump administration claimed Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, particularly in the wake of the war in Gaza. Harvard rejected the administration’s demands and set the stage for a historic showdown.

President Donald Trump signaled the feud could be coming to an end, saying, “It is very possible that a deal will be announced over the next week or so."

The Trump administration has formally accused Harvard University of violating civil rights laws by not doing enough to combat campus antisemitism, and is threatening to pull all federal funding