Administration seeking $1B settlement from UCLA
16 days ago
- #Trump administration
- #higher education
- #UCLA
- The Trump administration seeks a $1 billion settlement from UCLA, marking efforts to shape higher education.
- UCLA faces frozen funding, with $584 million at risk, prompting negotiations to restore federal support.
- The proposed settlement includes $1 billion in installments and a $172 million claims fund for Title VII violations.
- UCLA would need to appoint a resolution monitor and a senior administrator for anti-discrimination compliance.
- The agreement bans overnight demonstrations, revises protest policies, and ends race-based scholarships.
- Single-sex housing for women and athletic recognition for female athletes are mandated.
- UCLA’s hospital and medical school must stop gender-affirming care.
- Funding restoration and eligibility for future federal grants are offered in return.
- UCLA is under a DOJ antisemitism investigation and recently settled a lawsuit over pro-Palestinian protests.
- The Trump administration has pursued similar settlements with Brown, Columbia, and Harvard universities.