Harvard University is "in violent violation" of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the federal government’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said in a Monday letter threatening to cut all the school's federal funding if changes aren't made.

Harvard refutes a newly issued letter and the claims within, telling Newsweek it "strongly disagrees with the government's findings."

Harvard could end up with a billion-dollar-sized hole in its annual budget if it fails to reach an agreement with