Trump administration seeking $1 billion settlement from UCLA
Last week, the Trump administration began freezing approximately $584 million in funding to UCLA, the school's chancellor Julio Frenk said in a letter to the university community, warning of 'devastating' consequences to its research mission.
Officials from UCLA have returned to the negotiating table, a source familiar with the matter said, and have made clear they would like to reach a deal to restore that funding. The Trump administration, in turn, is laying its marker for a high-dollar settlement.
CNN has reached out to the UC System for comment.
A draft of a proposed agreement sent to the school Friday and obtained by CNN requires UCLA to pay the federal government $1 billion over multiple installments, along with a $172 million claims fund for people impacted by violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
The agreement the administration is proposing – which, if agreed to, would mark the biggest settlement it's received from a higher education institution — requires a resolution monitor to oversee the school, as well as a new senior administrator who will be focused on compliance with anti-discrimination laws.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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