Harvard University, facing scrutiny by the Trump administration over campus antisemitism and its liberal leanings, has discussed creating a conservative scholarship body similar to the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

A spokesman for Harvard told The Wall Street Journal an initiative under discussion “will ensure exposure to the broadest ranges of perspectives on issues, and will not be partisan, but rather will model the use of evidence-based, rigorous logic and a willingness to engage with opposing views.” He added the school has been accelerating efforts to set up the initiative, which would “promote and support viewpoint diversity.”

The cost of creating such a center could run between $500 million and $1 billion, the Journal reported Friday, citing a person familiar with Harvard’s thinking.

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