作者：里沙布·贾斯瓦尔、希瓦尼·塔纳和卡尼什卡·辛格
华盛顿，2月3日（路透社） – 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周一晚间表示，其政府正寻求从哈佛大学获得10亿美元，以了结针对该校的联邦调查，调查起因是该校政策问题。尽管经过数月谈判，双方仍未达成最终协议。
特朗普政府一直以扣留联邦资金相要挟，针对哈佛大学及其他多所大学，理由包括支持巴勒斯坦人反对以色列在加沙战争的抗议活动、校园多元化政策以及跨性别政策等问题。
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特朗普称，哈佛大学及其他大学在亲巴勒斯坦抗议活动中允许反犹主义言论的表达。
“我们现在要求10亿美元的损害赔偿，未来也不想再与哈佛大学有任何瓜葛，”特朗普在Truth Social帖子中写道，未具体说明该金额的计算依据或所指的确切损害类型。
特朗普的帖子是针对《纽约时报》的一篇报道作出的回应。该报道援引消息人士的话说，特朗普政府在谈判中已放弃了向哈佛大学索要现金的要求，转而寻求达成协议。特朗普驳斥了这一报道。
特朗普政府官员与哈佛大学已进行了数月的谈判。特朗普去年9月曾表示，协议即将达成，哈佛大学需支付5亿美元。
总部位于马萨诸塞州剑桥的哈佛大学未立即回应路透社的置评请求。
政府已与部分大学达成调查和解。哈佛大学去年起诉了特朗普政府，一名法官后来裁定政府非法终止了对该校的部分拨款。
包括一些犹太团体在内的抗议者表示，政府错误地将对以色列进攻加沙及其占领巴勒斯坦领土的批评等同于反犹主义，并将支持巴勒斯坦人权利等同于支持极端主义。
权利倡导者还对特朗普的调查提出了言论自由和学术自由方面的担忧。
其他常春藤盟校，包括哥伦比亚大学和布朗大学，已与政府达成协议，并接受了某些政府要求。哥伦比亚大学同意向政府支付超过2.2亿美元，布朗大学表示将支付5000万美元用于支持当地劳动力发展。
报道：里沙布·贾斯瓦尔、希瓦尼·塔纳（班加罗尔）和卡尼什卡·辛格（华盛顿）；编辑：克里斯蒂安·施莫林格、斯蒂芬·科茨和苏珊·芬顿
Trump seeks $1 billion from Harvard as two sides remain far from deal
By Rishabh Jaiswal, Shivani Tanna and Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Monday his administration is pursuing $1 billion from Harvard to settle federal probes into the university over school policies, with the two sides yet to reach a final deal despite months of talks.
The Trump administration has been threatening to withhold federal funds from Harvard and several other universities over issues including pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, campus diversity and transgender policies.
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Trump has said Harvard and other universities allowed displays of antisemitism during pro-Palestinian protests.
“We are now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages, and want nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, without specifying how he arrived at that figure or what damages exactly he was referring to.
Trump’s post came in response to a New York Times report, citing sources, saying the Trump administration has dropped its demand for cash from Harvard in ongoing talks to strike a deal. Trump dismissed the report.
Trump officials and Harvard have engaged in months of talks. Trump said in September a deal was close and would involve a $500 million payment by Harvard.
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Harvard did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The government has settled its probes with some universities. Harvard sued the Trump administration last year and a judge later ruled the government had unlawfully terminated some grants for the university.
Protesters, including some Jewish groups, say the government wrongly equates criticism of Israel’s assault on Gaza and its occupation of Palestinian territories with antisemitism, and advocacy for Palestinian rights with support for extremism.
Rights advocates have also raised free speech and academic freedom concerns over Trump’s probes.
Several other Ivy League schools, including Columbia University and Brown University, have reached agreements with the administration and accepted certain government demands. Columbia agreed to pay more than $220 million to the government and Brown said it will pay $50 million to support local workforce development.
Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal and Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru and Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Christian Schmollinger, Stephen Coates and Susan Fenton
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