The Trump administration unveiled new steps to target federal funding to Harvard University, announcing Monday that it is cutting off all new federal research grants. The move marked the administration’s latest effort to demand political policy changes from the elite university amid a major clash over academic freedom,

The Trump administration is barring Harvard University from acquiring new federal grants while the university continues to refuse to comply with the administration’s demands for change on its campus.

A letter from Linda McMahon, the education secretary, said university leaders must demonstrate more responsible management before receiving additional federal grants.