UCLA says Trump administration froze $584 million of its federal funding
"Currently, a total of approximately $584 million in extra-mural award funding is suspended and at risk," UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk said in an update on the university website. University of California President James Milliken separately said the institution agreed to have talks with the federal government to restore its funding. Milliken said funding "cuts do nothing to address antisemitism." The White House had no immediate comment. Last week, UCLA agreed to pay over $6 million to settle a lawsuit by some students and a professor who alleged antisemitism. It was also sued this year over a 2024 violent mob attack on pro-Palestinian protesters at the height of the campus protest movement. The government has in recent weeks settled its probes with Columbia University, which agreed to pay over $220 million, and Brown University, which said it will pay $50 million. Both institutions accepted certain government demands. Talks to settle with Harvard University are ongoing. Rights advocates have raised concerns about academic freedom and free speech. The government has also attempted to deport foreign student protesters but faced judicial roadblocks. Stanford University's student-run newspaper sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, saying student writers censored themselves and turned down assignments related to Gaza to avoid being targeted for deportation. Rights advocates have noted a rise in antisemitism, anti-Arab bias and Islamophobia due to the war. The Trump administration has not announced equivalent probes into Islamophobia.
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