Decades-long suspicion of elite universities has evolved under President Trump into a full-scale war – punctuated this week by curbs on the flow of international students to Harvard.

The Trump administration’s moves against Harvard, including a halt on international enrollment, hint at a wider effort that could reshape university funding nationwide.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he believes talks with Harvard University are showing signs of progress and he expects the Ivy League school to soon provide the administration a list of foreign students it has requested.