An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.

Harvard professor Steven Pinker reacts to new reporting about the Trump administration mistakenly sending a list of demands to Harvard University. Professor Pinker also welcomes greater viewpoint diversity at Harvard but rejects the idea that the federal government should micromanage a private university.

The Trump Administration demanded Harvard University share information going years back on donations and contracts from foreign countries, opening a new front in its battle against the institution.