Biden-era special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt told the New Yorker that she is "pleased" the Trump administration is addressing antisemitism

"Harvard has in recent years failed to live up to both the intellectual and civil rights conditions that justify federal investment," the letter reads.

The Trump administration’s Saturday request comes nearly a week after Harvard publicly stated it would not acquiesce to a list of extraordinary demands sent to the school’s leaders.