Overview

• The Justice Department’s draft proposal demands a $1 billion payment from UCLA in exchange for restoring $584 million in federal research grants frozen over alleged antisemitism during pro-Palestinian protests.
• UCLA President James Milliken and Chancellor Julio Frenk warn that complying with the settlement would devastate the University of California system and undermine student research opportunities.
• California Governor Gavin Newsom called the $1 billion demand an act of political extortion and pledged to sue the Trump administration to defend public higher education funding.
• Harvard University is contesting more than $2.6 billion in suspended grants through ongoing litigation and settlement talks with federal authorities.
• Earlier this summer, Columbia and Brown settled their investigations by paying $200 million and $50 million respectively and agreeing to adopt federal definitions and oversight measures to restore suspended funds.