Harvard University refused to accept a deal with the Trump administration two weeks after the US government threatened to halt $9 billion in funding, vowing it won’t “surrender its independence or its constitutional rights.

Noem's letter is the latest example of President Donald Trump's administration making demands of Harvard and other top schools while threatening their funding.

Harvard University is refusing to bow to a list of demands put forth by the administration of President Donald Trump. In a letter shared Monday, Harvard President Alan Garber rejected a list of institutional changes demanded by team Trump.