Harvard's case against the administration's threats to cut billions in funding could have larger implications for the government's oversight of schools.

Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to restore a federal funding cut over claims it failed to combat antisemitism on campus, the university announced Wednesday.

“Harvard can win in the courtroom but still lose almost everything it’s fought for,” said Allison Wu, the co-founder of the 1636 Forum, a Harvard alumni community named for the year the university was founded, who supports the university’s case.

Harvard University, which is embroiled in legal disputes with the Trump administration, has educated eight US presidents.

Burroughs, a Boston native, was appointed to the federal bench in 2014 by President Obama. Since then, she's overseen several high-profile cases.