The UCLA chancellor, julio Frenk, has urged university officials to resist the Trump administration’s demands in negotiations over restoring more than $500 million in federal funding that had been halted earlier in the year. The funding was suspended due to the administration’s concerns that UCLA did not adequately protect Jewish students and faculty during violent anti-Israel protests on campus. <\/p>\n

Frenk emphasized that there are critical “red lines” that cannot be crossed, including protecting academic freedom, and insisted there should be no government interference in faculty hiring, student admissions, or academic and research content. He rejected the Trump administration’s settlement proposals calling for significant changes to UCLA’s race-based admissions<\/a>, hiring, and scholarship policies, which the university argues would undermine its academic principles.<\/p>\n

A federal judge ruled<\/a> that the administration likely violated the law when it stopped the funding and ordered its restoration while the case proceeds. Frenk maintains that UCLA takes antisemitism seriously and is committed to fighting it, but contends that suspending research grants is not the way to address the issue. The university’s leadership reaffirms its dedication to academic freedom, student access, and institutional excellence amid the ongoing dispute.

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