The university is trying to avoid the appearance of appeasement, something other powerful institutions that made deals with President Trump found impossible.

As word emerged Friday evening that Harvard had restarted negotiations with the Trump administration to resolve their monthslong feud, several faculty members said they were alarmed by the prospect of striking a deal with the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is ramping up negotiations with Harvard University and expects a deal by the end of June to resolve the White House's campaign against the country's oldest and richest university,

President Trump has moved on several fronts to block Harvard University's enrollment of international students as his administration presses its demands for a series of policy and governance changes at the Ivy League school.

A federal judge has consistently ruled in Harvard University's favor as the Trump administration has attempted to bar international students.

A federal judge on Monday indefinitely blocked a recent attempt by President Donald Trump to deprive Harvard University of its ability to bring thousands of international students to its campus.