Harvard President Alan Garber and Education Secretary Linda McMahon traded letters as the university continues to stand off against the Trump administration.

While Harvard and the Trump Administration share “common ground” on issues such as ending antisemitism and other bigotry on campus and encouraging a “multiplicity of viewpoints” at the Ivy League school,

Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government. At the same time, he is trying to remake campus culture in ways the Trump administration might appreciate.

Harvard University has responded to threats from the Education Department to halt grant funding to the Ivy League school.

In a letter, Harvard University's president told Secretary of Education Linda McMahon that while there's common ground, the university will not "surrender ... out of fear."

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 reaffirmed on Monday that the University would not bow to interference from the Trump administration — even as he suggested the University and the government “share common ground.

Harvard University President Alan Garber sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday decrying the actions of the Trump administration against his school while stressing areas of

Alan Garber told the education secretary in a letter that they “share common ground” on some “critical issues," but denounced the Trump administration's tactics.