Human rights advocates and academic experts have condemned the moves as an assault on free speech and academic freedom.

The Trump administration has issued a list of demands Harvard University must meet as a condition for receiving almost $9 billion in federal grants and contracts that are being threatened during an in

The list includes actions the school must take to avoid the cancelation of billions of dollars of federal funding.

The Department of Education sent letters to state education commissioners overseeing K-12 education agencies asking them to certify compliance with federal civil rights law.

The Department of Education threatened to cut federal funding from K-12 public schools if they fail to comply with “anti-discrimination obligations.” On Thursday, the agency sent letters to state commissioners overseeing K-12 State Education Agencies giving them 10 days to send confirmation of compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act,