(The Center Square) - The Trump administration targeted Harvard University last week for non-compliance with a federal civil rights investigation and required the university to fund student loans upfront before receiving federal aid reimbursement.

The Department of Education sent a letter to the Harvard President Alan Garber, noting the university must now use its own funds to disburse federal student aid.

Garber has been in a long negotiation with the administration over federal funding and international student enrollment.

The administration is demanding Harvard post an irrevocable letter of credit of $36 million to protect taxpayer funding.

“Harvard must now seek reimbursement after distributing federal student aid and post financial protection so that the Department can ensure ta

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