Harvard Never Doubted US Demands Despite ‘Overreach’

Harvard University said it had no reason to doubt the seriousness or authenticity of a letter it received from the government this month despite it containing demands that were “astonishing in their overreach.”

What’s more, even if it was sent in error, as the New York Times reported, the administration has only intensified its attack on the university through a series of actions that hurt students, patients and the standing of higher education, a university spokesman warned.