The Trump administration and Harvard University are reportedly close to reaching a settlement that would require Harvard to pay $500 million in exchange for the government releasing billions of dollars in frozen federal funds, mostly for scientific research, and ending a contentious investigation into alleged antisemitism on campus. The White House last month struck similar deals with Columbia University and Brown University . Both agreed to make changes to campus policies that have long displeased conservatives, including eliminating diversity considerations in admissions and hiring, and to pay large sums (more than $200 million in the case of Columbia and $50...